S.M.A.R.T. at My School

Join our S.M.A.R.T. Community
​who view children developmentally

JOIN OUR COMMUNITY 
WHO VIEW CHILDREN DEVELOPMENTALLY

There has been an explosion of brain research and how brain function relates to how a child performs in the classroom. S.M.A.R.T. is one of the few programs that actually shows teachers how to take that brain research and apply it in their classrooms. 

​We invite you to share our S.M.A.R.T. Program with your school community and administration. Please feel free to use the resources provided below. If you have questions about how S.M.A.R.T. will fit at your school, please contact us by calling (612) 789-1236 or email mlrc@actg.org.

I'm a Parent,
How do I get S.M.A.R.T. at my child's school?

When first approaching your child’s teacher, invite them to watch our video that shows a sample of S.M.A.R.T. activities in action and specifies the foundational readiness skills the activities address. Then you can refer them to benefits of the program and studies we’ve completed in partnership with actual S.M.A.R.T. schools. 

Refer them to this website for more information about attending workshops, hosting workshops, or purchasing our S.M.A.R.T. and S.M.A.R.T. Pre-K Guides. We are also happy to work with schools or groups of schools and provide them with information to access funding for workshop related expenses.

I'm a teacher,
how do I get S.M.A.R.T. at my school?

The best way to start S.M.A.R.T. at your school is to send a team of two or more teachers to a S.M.A.R.T. or S.M.A.R.T. Pre-K Workshop. Experience has taught us that S.M.A.R.T. succeeds when one or more teachers take ownership of the program and act as S.M.A.R.T. leaders in the school. If you’d like S.M.A.R.T. to be implemented on a larger scale, consider talking with your administrator about the possibility of hosting a S.M.A.R.T. Workshop for the district or entire school staff. If your school is outside of the Twin Cities Metro Area, this option is often cheaper than sending an entire staff to a workshop in Minneapolis and ensures a staff-wide understanding of the program and its benefits.

After attending a workshop, on-site S.M.A.R.T. Mentoring is available through the Minnesota Learning Resource Center. For questions, please contact the Minnesota Learning Resource Center by calling (612) 789-1236 or email mlrc@actg.org.
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