First In Math® is an online math program from the makers of the 24® Game - Energizing Every Child to Learn, Love & Live Math™ #education#distancelearning#math
@BasedRedWolf As a HS math teacher, I have my students practice their addition/multiplication facts each week.
Knowing those facts are crucial to understanding math lessons.
And those who don’t have them memorized struggle.
I was too engaged and didn't take many pictures! @Mrs_Kling_Tech and I had TWO fantastic 3 hour @24game@FirstInMath workshops today with the wonderful staff in Danville, VA today! Thank you so much for having us!
One of the features of @FirstInMath that I have been exploring with my Ss. Get It, and Got It tend to be my go to for emerging learners and Use It, Own It for my adv leaners. @AACountySchools#GrowBelongSucceed
@tylerkingkade@NBCNews I heard groans from Ss when they had to log on to iReady and found no correlation to a rise in student achievement. @FirstInMath was a superior product that actually raised math scores for my Ss. They loved it, I had some of the highest assessment scores because of FIM.
Three things that seem to be contributing to poor math achievement:
1. Multiple strategies for novice learners.
Recommendation: Choose an efficient strategy that generalizes easily to (e.g.) larger numbers, teach it well, give lots of practice on it.
2. Too much focus on manipulatives & pictures.
Recommendation: Fluency with abstract symbols sets kids up for later success. Move quickly to the abstract - that's where the majority of practice should be.
3. Not enough practice.
Recommendation: Give lots of practice and then give more. It's how we get good at math.
@24game Third Grade Regionals @AACountySchools 32 school-wide winners attend competition tonight to see who will bring home hardware in computational mathematics game: 1st &4th @MarleyESAACPS 2nd @LinthicumES 3rd @LakeShoreAACPS Excellent work club/lead teachers + ALL students!