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Scholastic Chess vs. Academic Chess. - or – So You Want To Establish a Chess Program In Your District. Homework Room Request Seeking Advice Vision – Competition & Media Across the District: Programs & Communication Marketing & Promotion Supplemental Curriculum Program.
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Scholastic Chess vs. Academic Chess - or – So You Want To Establish a Chess Program In Your District
Homework Room Request Seeking Advice Vision – Competition & Media Across the District: Programs & Communication Marketing & Promotion Supplemental Curriculum Program Three Years of Effort
Program Infancy • Promotion • Inactivity
Program ChildhoodYear Three • Staff Development • 2/3 of schools represented • UT Dallas • USCF • Guests • Activity
Progress and Momentum • Think Like a King • Grant Writer • Mission Statement • Logic Model • 501 (c) 3
District Position • Curriculum, Curriculum, Curriculum • Before & After School Clubs • Intra-District Promotion Book Fairs & Carnivals
Campus Initiatives • 2007 - 2008 2nd grade Critical Thinking during Recess • 2008 – 2009 2nd & 3rd grade Critical Thinking during Recess
Creating a District Program • Curriculum Superintendent • Associate Superintendent
Moving Forward Defining a Program • OTJ Training & Development • Adapting & Adopting a School System Perspective • Vision
Remarks • UT Dallas Chess Educator of the Year Henry Ford “If you think you cannot, you are probably correct. If you think you can, you are probably correct.”
Vision • Adapt To the School Environment • Adopt a Regard for Curriculum Standards