implementing and managing accelerated math in lower elementary

Implementation and Management of AM in Lower Elementary Grades and Using

Reports to Meet Student Needs

Kathryn OlneyDeb Smith

Implementation and Management of AM in Lower Elementary Grades and Using

Reports to Meet Student NeedsKathryn Olney

Deb Smith

Alignment of objectives to math program

1. Select Assignment Book

2. Select Manage Objectives

3. Select Grade Level Library

4. Select Reorder

5. Select Reorder by Objective

6. Use Move Up, Move Down, and Move To buttons to reorder.

Use of diagnostic tests, practices, exercises, and tests

Begin with a diagnostic test for all students

Use of Practice Assignment

Student did not pass objective on diagnostic test

Student needs repetitive practice on skill

Student is ahead of instructional program objectives

Use of Test AM will indicate objectives ready to be tested

Use of exercises Student is not mastering the skill with a practice assignment

Use for individual or small group instruction

Student grouping report

Formatting of problems that are difficult for students

How to see examples of problems

1. Open Assignment book

2. Select students and then click on assign.

How to set the problem layout

1. Select preferences from Home screen

2. Select Page Layout

3. Select layout choice.

Scoring Assignments

Scan cards

Keyboard scoring

A, B, C, D letters on keyboard

1, 2, 3, 4 on number pad represents A, B, C, D

Rescoring

Must press save and done

Implementation and management in the classroom

Set time to do Accelerated Math each week

Whole class

Seatwork

Station/Center time

Non-independent worker

Pull while other students are at stations

Small group working on same objective

Use older students as tutors

Send home as homework

Reports

TOPS report

Diagnostic report

Kathryn Olney – Olney@godwinschools.org Deb Smith – SmithD@godwinschools.org

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