Appoquinimink School District

Middletown, DE

Bridges in Mathematics

March 23, 2022 - March 24, 2022



Media

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Delaware Delivers: Three Delaware districts implement HQIM
"We have built a community amongst ourselves in which we learn these skills from one another."

07/07/2022

Guest Article
The 74: In Delaware, How a District ‘Started Slow to Go Fast’ on a New Math Curriculum
Appoquinimink School District, Middletown, DE

06/16/2022

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Maureen Watson – Appoquinimink School District, Middletown, DE

“What changed for me with Bridges was the depth of knowledge that these students are learning with each concept.”

03/24/2022

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Jen Schimpf – Appoquinimink School District, Middletown, DE

“We are shifting from rote knowledge to ‘we are building the conceptual knowledge.'”

03/24/2022

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Carolina Moreno – Appoquinimink School District, Middletown, DE

“One of the things from Bridges is it allows students to show their thinking. Bridges is a comprehensive curriculum.”

03/24/2022

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Gina Robertson – Appoquinimink School District, Middletown, DE

“We believe as administrators we need to be trained too. We need to know materials just as well if not better than teachers so we can support them.”

03/24/2022

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Maureen Watson – Appoquinimink School District, Middletown, DE

“We were able to see the success the students had in the program and including the parents in that.”

03/24/2022

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Zen Marusa – Appoquinimink School District, Middletown, DE

“All students are able to add to the conversation and contribute to solving problems. Kids have voice, confidence, and that critical thinking piece.”

03/23/2022

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Rachel Jaques – Appoquinimink School District, Middletown, DE

“That is what I think comes out of comfort, the space to allow students to have that discourse and make it a safe math conversation.”

03/23/2022

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Lily, Emily, Jax – Appoquinimink School District, Middletown, DE

“If another classmate does a different strategy and you don’t know it, you can learn from them.”

03/23/2022

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Lori Sebastian – Appoquinimink School District, Middletown, DE

“My favorite thing to see in the classroom was children celebrating other children.”

03/23/2022

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Danielle Ciamaricone – Appoquinimink School District, Middletown, DE

“They just seem more excited and not so scared of math anymore.”

03/23/2022

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Lori Sebastian – Appoquinimink School District, Middletown, DE

“The children can learn in their own way and not the way we are necessarily shoving down their throats.”

03/23/2022

Press Coverage
Delaware Live: National tour to celebrate Delaware’s shift in math education
“Students have really taken ownership of the classroom, and teachers have become facilitators that connect the dots.'”

03/14/2022