PLATO courseware incorporates effective instructional strategies for skill development with real-life applications to help learners establish a solid foundation of skills.  And, new problem-based activities allow learners to develop problem-solving skills.  From this base, learners acquire the critical thinking skills necessary to function effectively in today’s increasingly complex world.

    Learners encounter a variety of instructional strategies as they work on their individual PLATO learning paths.  The structure and design of PLATO courseware reinforces skills already learned as new skills are mastered.

    In the East Middle School Math Lab PLATO is used with the following two purposes in mind: 

     1.  To introduce new concepts and reinforce concepts already mastered.
2.  To supplement existing classroom curricula.