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4. Instructional Methods ====The faculty at St. Clement of Rome School strives to incorporate a variety of instructional methods to meet the needs of each student. These methods include team teaching, interdisciplinary units and differentiated instruction and assessment. Differentiation may range from having various choices for projects within a particular theme, homogeneous and heterogeneous groups, multiple forms of assessment such as formal assessments and the use of technology such as the SMART response system for informal assessment.Teachers share their classroom activities through lesson plans, student work and projects, Year-at-a-Glance charts for parents, classroom observations, and weekly classroom newsletters.====

====Differentiated instruction and assessment varies at each grade level depending on the classroom dynamics and student needs. Instruction is enhanced through learning centers, where students are grouped according to their readiness for math and reading and also participate in smaller groups for enrichment, school library and bookmobile, group projects, hands-on projects, manipulative, learning games, cooperative learning, student presentations, guest speakers and field trips. In addition, there are a variety of special programs such as DARE, TAR WARS, AIMS, camp, STREAM and outreach programs from the Magic House. Students may receive copies of notes in advance, receive help from a buddy student, may be pulled out for formal assessment or may receive individualized instruction from the teacher to develop webs for essays questions. They have opportunities to participate in learning through many forms of technology such as SMART-Boards, video (United Streaming), videoconferencing, digital video production, Web Quests, Internet projects, and a variety of curriculum related Internet resources.====

====Teachers meet on a monthly basis in department meetings to review students’ academic and behavioral needs. The Learning Consultant helps the teachers design or select alternative instructional methods, materials, or activities that may better meet the special needs of students, using the RTI process. Students requiring more individualized intervention are referred to the building Care Team where a plan of action and evaluation are developed.==== . (APPROX 350 words)