Williams Intermediate School Implements Revolutionary Industrial Technology Program

Williams Intermediate School Principal Nancy Jacobsen and Lab Facilitators Mike Schellenberg and Rhea Green announce the opening of a new Synergistic Systems lab, a state-of-the-art learning solution from Pitsco, Inc.

Synergistic Systems is a revolutionary approach to teaching and learning. In a Synergistic classroom, the entire student experience is geared toward making sure students interact with the topic they’re learning. Curriculum is delivered via Modules – each an intensive, seven-session exploration of a particular topic. Modules are delivered at self-sufficient workstations that accommodate everything students need to complete their activities. The classroom becomes an applied learning center, a place where students use technology to explore and apply the concepts they learn throughout the day. Math, science, communication, and language arts skills are put to practice as students complete their Module activities.

The new Synergistic Systems lab at Williams is being implemented as an Industrial Technology lab for seventh and eighth graders. To see the lab in action, attend the open house tonight, September 9, between 6 and 9 p.m. at Williams Intermediate School, 3040 North Division Street, Davenport, Iowa. For more information contact Jacobsen, Schellenberg, or Green (391-6550) or Synergistic Systems Education Consultant Peter Wright (319-393-4048).