What+are+CLIPS?

 CLIPS are **C**ritical **L**earning **I**nstructional **P**aths **S**upports. One CLIP consists of four or more e-learning activities designed to meet a precise set of instructional goals. The instructional goals are called the Critical Learning, which is summarized for students by answering the question “What math am I going to do”? A collection of sequenced CLIPs form an instructional trajectory called a Cluster. The primary target audience for CLIPS is students of grades 7 – 12 mathematics. Secondary audiences include subject teachers, resource teachers, parents, peer coaches and learning partners. Using CLIPS Terms - an example: The **Cluster** //Fractions Representing Part/Whole Relationships// consists of 5 **CLIPs**. In this **Cluster**, the third **CLIP** is //Comparing Simple Fractions//. This **CLIP** has 8 **activities**. The fourth **activity** is //Activity 3.4 Comparing Fractions Using the Benchmark One-Half.// (interact with this cluster by visiting [|www.oame.on.ca/clips/] )

One CLIP is similar to a mini lesson. A CLIP has at least one activity in each of the four parts of a CLIP: