TeacherTrainingMATCHChessCurriculum

Dr.TeresaParr

DevelopedbyChessGrandmasterMauriceAshley&

Dr.TeresaParr.

Usedfortrainingandthemaincurriculumfor

IESfundedresearchprojectExploringtheMalleabilityofExecutive

Functions

PI:Dr.MichelleEllefson

C0-PIs:Drs.ZewelanjiSerpell&TeresaParr

Usedtorunayear-longafterschoolchess

programintwolargeurbanschooldistricts.The

programwasdeliveredprimarilybygraduate

andundergraduatepsychologystudentswith

littleornopriorchesstraining.

AllDevices

InternetbasedCanbeusedoniDevices,

Android,PC,Macs,tablets,phones,etc.

Accessanywhere

UsingTechnologytoBridgetheExperienceGap

▪ Nofumblingwithdemonstrationboards

▪ Conceptsareillustratedwithmoving

animations

▪ Easytonavigateforwardandbackwards

UsingTechnologytoBridgetheExperienceGap

Interactive~Theanswersare

includedinthepresentationso

it’seasyforteacherswhodon’t

knowhowtoplaychess

UsingTechnologytoBridgetheExperienceGap

Alltermsandconceptsatthe

teacher’sfingertips

LessonPlanhasvocabularyonthe

frontpage. Directionsforactivities

Answerstostudentassignments

UsingTechnologytoBridgetheExperienceGap

Instructionsinmultipleformats.

Written Video

UsingTechnologytoBridgetheExperienceGap

• Inperson

• Online

• App-based

PhilosophyBreakingdownchessskillshelpsstudentsandteachers

Examples

▪ Chessskillsarebrokendownintoeasily

masteredbits,practiceduntilstrong&

thenintegratedintotheirgames.

▪ Thegameformatmakesthemfun.

▪ Skillbuildersgetmoredifficultasthe

playergetsbetter,sotheyarealways

beingchallenged.

▪ Thegamesareaseasyfortheteachertolearnastheyareforthestudent.

TeacherInstructionalVideos

StudentVideos

▪ Makelearningfun

▪ Makelearningeasy

▪ Makelearningstick

SkillBuilders&Games

Written

Instructio

ns

OtherAspectsofTraining

▪ Basicintroductiontoplayingchess

▪ StartwithsomethingsimplelikePawnMowertobuild

confidence

▪ Modelhowtomakeitfun

▪ Peptalkabouthowanyonecanteachchess

▪ Curriculumoverview

▪ Practice-havethemeachprepandteachalesson,

givegroupfeedback

InPersonTraining

StudentFactors

▪ Setting

▪ SESfactors

▪ Resources

▪ SpecificPopulationfactors

Professionalism

▪ SchoolAdmin

▪ Teachers

▪ Parents

▪ Procedures

▪ Workculture

#1:EngagingProgram

▪ Shortlessons

▪ Makelessonsinteractive

▪ Reinforcewithhands-onactivities

▪ Keepthingsmoving&Fun

▪ Beingassertive

▪ Behavioralprinciples&de-escalation

ClassroomManagement

The research reported here was supported by the Institute of Education

Sciences,U.S. Department of Education, throughGrant R305A110932 to the

UniversityofCambridge.Theopinionsexpressedarethoseoftheauthorsand

donotrepresentviewsoftheInstituteortheU.S.DepartmentofEducation.

MichelleEllefson

ZewelanjiSerpell

TeresaParr

MauriceAshley

plusmorethan40research

assistants

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSACKNOWLEDGEMENTS