Nutrition class
Teacher Christa Bee Wiggin uses Jumah to teach social-emotional learning (SEL) using the “Mutt-i-grees Curriculum,” created by North Shore Animal League. Today’s lesson was about identifying needs. He is also used for crisis de-escalation, behavior intervention and emotional support.
Jumah, a black lab, visits an elementary school in Brooklyn every day as part of the “Comfort Dog Pilot Program” in nearly 40 New York City public schools. Here, first-graders in read to Jumah. Special education teacher Christa Bee Wiggin says, “The dog doesn’t judge them; he doesn’t care if they make mistakes, so they feel more comfortable.”
Speech therapist Mary Vitale uses Jumah to motivate kindergarteners with special needs. They practice using a strong voice to give commands and using direct eye contact with him. They also pet him while speaking, increasing the fluidity of their speech. Photo and caption by Marj Kleinman.
Teacher: Tashya Knight
Panel and demo classes held at Manhattan Charter School, which saw the biggest improvement in math scores in New York City in 2014, the year it adopted JUMP Math.
Innovative math curriculum using guided discovery and constant assessment to build student's confidence in their ability to learn math. I've never seen students (and teachers) quite so engaged.
Founder, John Mighton's TEDx Talk is worth a watch.
One room schoolhouse
Closing the Achievement Gap in Math (Right Here in NYC)
Journalist David Bornstein (moderator) and Melanie Greene, Teacher, Manhattan Charter School