Sharon Cheek

Cheek designed "Enhancing Math through Technology (EMT2)" to encourage students to become better decision makers and problem solvers. The project will engage Chestnut Oaks Middle School students by using interactive InterWrite ClassPads with Easiteach, also known as slates. The technology will assist with developing proficient mathematical skills needed to solve real-world problems and pass the State Assessment. Slates will help students visually focus and understand math concepts and problems. As classrooms transform from teacher-centered into student-centered classrooms, students will be able to receive adequate and precise assistance from striving students and teachers. Cheek, a resident of Sumter, believes the slates will enforce virtual manipulatives, which increase achievement by giving meaning to abstract concepts.