Above & Beyond with Digi-Block Professional Development

Special Education: Above and Beyond! Professional Training

Strong professional development can make the difference between a successfully implemented program and one that falls short of its potential. Because professional development is critical to the classroom success of Above & Beyond!, one- and two-day on-site workshops are offered and are strongly recommended.

Workshop objectives: Teachers will gain a working knowledge of . . .

• the Digi-Block system
• Above & Beyond!'s sequence of concepts and skills
• the alternative strategies the program uses to teach traditional algorithms
• the program manuals
• lesson preparation and instructional techniques
• pre-test and post-test preparation and assessment techniques
• the instruments that are available for data collection

One-day professional development involves

• working with the blocks to preview the mathematics content of the entire program and the modified arithmetic strategies it uses,
• examining the contents of the Lesson Manuals and the Activity Sheet Manuals, and
• analyzing lesson and pre- and post-test formats.

Two-day professional development is strongly recommended. Two-day training involves

• spending additional time on the most critical content pieces of the one-day training, and
• thorough practice in lesson instruction and in pre- and post-testing.

Above & Beyond!’s professional development is an exciting opportunity for teachers to experience the power of the blocks and the many aspects of the program that bring that power to students.

For more information or to schedule a training, please email Digi-Block, Inc. at info@digi-block.com