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First grade teacher Alicia Adams (left) works with Rowan Graham, 7, as they figure out a math problem in her class at Willis Shaw Elementary School in Springdale, Tuesday morning Nov. 26, 2013. Teachers in the Springdale School District are being trained in and implementing Cognitvely Guided Instruction, Extending Children's Mathematics and Thinking Mathematically. The methodology emphasizes allowing children to use tools to solve problems their own way.