Grant Will Help County, City Systems to Create Math Institute

The Davidson County and Lexington City school systems are part of a Piedmont Triad Educational Consortium that has been awarded a three-year, $1.6 million grant to create a Mathematics and Leadership Institute.

The partnership also includes Mount Airy City Schools (which is the fiscal agent), Alamance-Burlington Schools, Randolph County Schools, Wake Forest University and the University of Texas at Dallas.

Together they will deliver a regional Mathematics Content and Leadership Institute that serves kindergarten to eighth-grade math teachers to help them be more prepared to teach students to be college and career ready.

“This grant will provide the opportunity for the Davidson County Schools teachers to continue to learn and grow as we focus on problem- and project-based learning in the K-8 classrooms,” said Davidson County Schools Superintendent Dr. Lory Morrow. “I appreciate Dr. (Larry) Coble (executive director of the Piedmont Triad Educational Consortium) and (the) … consortium for providing this incredible learning partnership.”

The partnership will allow teachers to develop a relationship with science, technology, engineering and math faculty at the universities involved as well as other regional teachers. It will also allow for teachers to have access to an abundance of curriculum support materials, problem-based learning training, project-based learning training, leadership training and networking with other teachers.

Lexington City Schools Superintendent Rick Kriesky said the grant will focus on project-based learning in math and science that will boost the classroom teachers’ knowledge of the instructional strategy.

“We are appreciative of’ the Piedmont Triad Educational Consortium for their leadership and for allowing us to have a seat at the table. Project-based teaching strategies are relevant methods of preparing our students for the real-life expectations of the work environment,” he said.

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