[MATHEDCC] direct instruction

kramsey (kramsey+@pitt.edu)
Mon, 27 Aug 1956 21:14:55 -0500

I teach gifted 2nd-6th in a school district that is considering
implementation of the direct instruction teaching method. For math,
the series is called "Connecting Math Concepts." Does anyone have
experience using this method with above-average and/or gifted
students? Any research that I have found has dealt with the program's
success with at-risk students and at-risk school districts; they do
not provide any information or data about its impact on students who
are succeeding. What I have learned about the program worries me, but
I don't wish to fight without facts on which to base my fight.
email to: kramsey@pop.pitt.edu
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