Using ST Math® At Home Instructions for Accessing ST Math at Nevada Connections Academy

Dear Parents or Guardians:

With ST Math, students play computer games designed to teach math. They will play the games at home on devices with Internet access. In the following pages you will find instructions for setting up ST Math on your devices.

Your child will play ST Math games to review and practice the math skills learned in their math curriculum. Please make sure only the child with the ST Math account plays the games.

The game puzzles start off simple and then get more challenging as the student progresses. When they reach a challenging problem, your child should attempt the problem and use the visual feedback provided to help them figure out why their answer did or did not work. The feedback provided with each puzzle will help students figure out how to solve the problems.

If your child is struggling, help them by asking them questions about what they see happening on the screen. You should not give your child the correct answer to get them past the game with which they are struggling. The goal of ST Math is to promote problem solving.

What is the ST Math® program? • A proven way for your child to enjoy mastering difficult math concepts and multi-step problem solving• A new visual approach to understanding math based on over 30 years of research at the University of California

How does ST Math work? • Difficult math concepts, like fractions, are taught on computers using motivating visual games that require thinking multiple steps

ahead to visualize and solve problems • Engaging game play and animated instructive feedback ensure that each concept is mastered

What is special about this program? • Unique visual approach benefits students at all levels of math and English proficiency• Children enjoy conquering tough challenges, and gain self-confidence in their ability to learn math

What will my child get from participation? • Powerful visual understanding of key math concepts • Rigorous training in multi-step visual problem solving• Fun at school learning math!

Why is ST Math important? • Math proficiency and confidence opens the door to future academic and career opportunities for your child• Multi- step visual problem-solving skills help build success in all subject areas

For more information on MIND Research Institute and ST Math, watch “Transforming Math Education” by visiting http://bit.ly/12vNVSz

Step One: Activate a computer for ST Math®

1. Navigate to https://web.stmath.com/entrance/

2. Have an adult enter the following Activation Codefor Nevada Connections Academy.

NEV0RU-LHT- QX-A69 Please note the 4th character is the number zero

3. Select “On-site” when prompted.

4. Click “Allow local data storage” when prompted.

5. Click “Allow” when prompted.

6. Once activated you will be directed to the ST Mathwelcome screen.

7. Bookmark ST Math for your child to access on thiscomputer.

Step One: Activate a tablet for ST Math®

1. Search for “JiJi” on your device’s app store (iTunesStore, Google Play, or Amazon App Store) anddownload “ST Math: School Version”.

2. Launch the app and tap the “School Use Only”button at the bottom right.

2A. iPads

Enter the School ID and Password and then click “Login”

School ID: NEV0RU Please note the 4th character is the number zero

Password: LHTQXA69

2B. Kindle Fire or Android

Enter the activation code: NEV0RU-LHT-QX-A69 Please note the 4th character is the number zero

3. Once activated you will be directed to the ST Mathwelcome screen.

Step Two: Log in to ST Math®

1. From the welcome screen, instruct students toclick/tap on JiJi.

2. Have students click/tap on the faded text-loginbutton in the lower right corner of the screen. Thiswill toggle ST Math into text-login mode.

3. Instruct students to type their username andpassword into the boxes provided, then click/

tap the log in button. Username: Student ID

Password: 2019

4. Upon successful login the student will be presentedwith the landing page for their appropriate gradelevel.

Grades K-5:

Grades 6-8:

Step Three: Exiting ST Math Important: On all devices, students must log out using the following steps or their work on ST Math will be lost.

1. Click the .

2. Click the .

3. Click the .

4. Click the .

5. Click the .

6. Click the button.

Tip: Promote use of the “Today’s Accomplishments”screen to celebrate progress and set goals.

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ST Math offers a unique curriculum for each grade level. Variations of some games can be found in

multiple grade levels based on standards coverage.

Each grade level contains a series of objectives aligned to grade-level curriculum standards.

Objectives can be reordered to match your local instructional sequence map.

Tracking Progress Visually: Levels, Games, Modules, and Objectives turn green as they are completed. Students should “Play the Gray!”

Gray = not passedGreen = passed

Content Structure

Tip: Encourage students to work out problems on paper. Use the Show Your Work Pre- and Post-Quiz Recording Sheets and have students turn them into their parent/guardian for review. Then give them to their IST at the end of the Learning Period.

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The Game Toolbar

Back Arrow: Returns to the level-selection screen. Also used to exit the program.

Vertical Bars: Indicates the level currently being played.

SCD (Student Code): Look at this to verify the correct student is logged in.

The letters in the SCD represent the first letter of the student’s first name and the first two letters of the last name.

Question Mark: If the game has a tutorial, clicking this button will launch it. JiJi: Number of tries remaining.

Refresh: Resets the current puzzle so the student can start over without losing a JiJi.

Raised Hand: Students can ask for help by clicking this button, and a red status frame will appear around the game content. Clicking a second time will lower the hand and remove the red status frame. This feature auto-locks if it is abused.

Score: Indicates the percent completion of the current level. The total score is always 100%.

Note: The thick Progress Bar shows student progress for this attempt at the current level.

If the thin bar extends across the full width of the progress bar, the student has completed the level. Encourage the student to “play the gray” and move on.

The thin bar shows furthest progress made for the current level during previous attempts.

The dots under the bar indicate the number of unsuccessful attempts made by the student for the current level.

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How Is My Child Doing in ST Math?

When students first log in, the objective they are working on is shown. To see the progress in that objective, hover over the cone until a percentage appears.

Selecting the globe shows the Overall Progress through the entire curriculum. This graphs the percent complete and the number of sessions.

To see the overall progress through the curriculum, hover over the bar underneath the grade level.

For more specific data, select the data icon.

If your school has access to Fluency, click on the Fluency tab to see the Mastery score. Don’t worry; it takes several introductory sessions before fact mastery begins. Students should work for 100% mastery.

Progress can be viewed for past objectives by clicking on the cone icon at the bottom of the screen.

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Choose the objective.

Click on the graph icon.

To see quiz scores, select the graph icon at the bottom of the screen. The thinner bars show how confident the student was about the answers given.

For a quiz item analysis, select the table icon. The icon indicates the student was sure of the answer.

• Most importantly, encourage your child and focus on successes.

• Open a completed objective with your child. Open up some games. Ask your child to play the games and to tell you how they are “winning.” Listen for their thinking processes.

• Go over the data with your child. While quizzes can’t be viewed or retaken, low scores mean your child would probably benefit from replaying the games in that objective. Ask which games were most challenging. Replay these games.

• Encourage your child to take time and put in effort when taking the quizzes.

• Look for learning trends when looking at objective progress. A steep line indicates the student moved quickly through the games, while a flatter line indicates the student may have struggled.

So what can you do with this information?

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The cone tab shows the rate of progress through the objective.