Jim Booth

Spotlight on SMILES Mentor Jim Booth

Jim Booth, retired 30+ year veteran and former science department head at Cumberland High School, works with Providence 5th graders in his new role as a SMILES Mentor.  The SMILES Program (Science, Math, Inquiry and Literacy for Every Student) is bringing a fresh new approach to science education to every student in the Providence School System through a 5-year agreement with the East Bay Educational Collaborative to reform the K-8 science program.

Jim has been working with 5th graders in a large audience format - actually in the school cafeteria - where he models science instruction for the schools teachers and introduces the students to the world of magnetism and electricity.