Learning to master math is about more than counting one, two, three.That’s why students in Elizabeth Walter’s first grade classroom at Park Elementary School start their daily math lesson with an activity that focuses on recognizing patterns in numbers without counting. Using their fingers, or blocks or even dominoes, students practice instantly recognizing patterns in small groups of numbers.

Learning About Life
Students in Jessica Clochesy’s class at Marinette High School study many important subjects: English, math, and life skills. Students in this program spend some of their time in general education classrooms but also work with Clochesy on academics and experiential -- or hands-on --lessons designed to teach them life skills and prepare them for the world beyond high school.