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WelcomeThankyouforgettingstartedwithRedbirdMathematics:AdvancedEdition,K-7.Thisdigitalcurriculumuniquelycombinesrigorous,adaptive,andpersonalizedmathinstructionwithintegratedSTEMthemesanddigitalproject-basedlearning.RedbirdMathematics:AdvancedEditionisdesignedtochallenge,enrich,andacceleratestudents.ItaddressesallofthemathematicsingradesK-7criticaltosuccessinAlgebra1asdefinedbytheNationalMathematicsPanel.TheprogramprovidessupportforstudentstoachievethehighestlevelsofacademicexcellencewhilepreparingthemforsuccessinAlgebra1andbeyond.Thefollowingpagesprovideanoverviewoftheprogram,includingtheadaptivemotionsystem,coursefeatures,andfunctionality.
RecommendedCourseUseTomosteffectivelyusethiscourse,astudyplantargeting60+minuteseachweekisrecommended.SeveralstudyplansthathavebeensuccessfulformanyGiftedandTalented.comstudentsareshown.
CourseOverviewRedbirdMathematics:AdvancedEditionisorganizedaroundunitsofinstructioncomprisedofskill-specificlessons.Studentsbuildconceptualunderstandingthroughmultipleformsofinstructionandthenapplytheirknowledgetohighlyscaffoldedpracticeitems,games,andcontextualizedwordproblems.Afterinitialplacementinthecourse,studentsproceedattheirownpaceandthroughtheirownuniquepathway.Thecourseisdesignedtoprovidestudentswiththemathematicstheyneed,whentheyneedit.
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Throughoutthecourse,studentsareintroducedtoSTEMthemesandcareers,makingconnectionsbetweenthemathematicstheyarelearningandauthenticreal-worldapplications.
UnitContentKindergarten Numbersto10 Numbersto20 CompareNumbers
to10UnderstandAdditionwithin10
UnderstandSubtractionwithin10
PlaceValuewithTeenNumbers
NumberPatterns
1stGrade ProblemSolving:Addition
ProblemSolving:Subtraction
AdditionandSubtractionStrategies
MoreWorkwithAddition
UnderstandPlaceValue
UsePlaceValueandProp.OfOps.ToAddandSubtract
NumberStrategiesandMeasurement
2ndGrade UseModelstoAddandSubtract
UseStrategiestoAddandSubtract
Numbersto1,000andPlaceValue
AddwithMulti-DigitNumbers
SubtractwithMulti-DigitNumbers
MeasureLength AddandSubtractLength
3rdGrade UnderstandMultiplication
ConceptofArea PatternsinMultiplication
UnderstandDivision
UseMixedOps.toSolveProblems
Measurement:Time,Volume,Mass
FractionConcepts
4thGrade FoundationsinBase10
ExtendConcepts:MultiplicationandDivision
OperationsinMultiplication
OperationsinDivision
EquivalentFractions
OperationswithFractions
DecimalFractionConcepts
5thGrade WholeNumbers:PlaceValueandMultiplication
WholeNumbers:Division
Decimals:PlaceValueandOperations
Fractions:AdditionandSubtraction
Fractions:MultiplicationandDivision
Volume:RightRectangularPrisms
CoordinateGraphs
6thGrade RationalNumbersandAbsoluteValue
RationalNumbersinCoordinatePlane
DivisionofFractions
RatiosandRates ProportionsandProportionalReasoning
AlgebraicReasoning(Exp)
EquationsandInequalities
7thGrade OperationswithIntegers
OperationswithRationalNumbers
UnitRatesandProportionalReasoning
ProportionalReasoningandPercents
AlgebraicExpressions
WritingandSolvingEquations(Real)
EquationsinMeasurementandGeometry
UnitStructureEachunitbeginswithavideointroducingtheSTEMthemeandmathematicsoftheunit.Studentsthenproceedtoabriefassessment(ShowWhatYouKnow)todeterminetheirlevelofproficiencyinthematerialoftheunit.Dependingontheassessmentresults,theunitpresentsstudentswitheitherlessoninstructionanditems,orjustafewitemstoshowproficiency.Unitsconcludewithamulti-partchallengerequiringsynthesisoftheunit’sskillsandconcepts.Inselectunits,adigitalproject-basedexperiencedeeplyengagesstudentsinareal-worldproblemandallowsthemtocreatesolutionsusingthedesign,simulation,andcodingtoolsofSTEMprofessionals.
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AdaptiveMotionTheadaptivemotionenginethatdrivesstudentprogressistheresultofdecadesofresearchatStanfordUniversity.Real-timeevaluationofstudentperformanceenablesRedbirdMathematics:AdvancedEditiontopersonalizetheexperienceforeachuserbydeliveringthemostappropriatepaththroughthecurriculum.Thisadaptivityallowsthecoursetorapidlyaccelerateadvancedlearnerstomaterialthatchallengesthem,aswellasprovideenrichmentoradditionalsupportasneeded.Thereare3keyelementstoadaptivityinRedbirdMathematics:AdvancedEdition:
1. Instructionalitemsthatareresponsivetostudentinput2. Setsofinstructionalitemsthatexpandorcontractdependingonstudentneedformorepracticeor
acceleration3. LearningPathwaychangeswithinandbetweenlessonsbasedonstudentperformance
Whenastudentisreviewingmaterialtheyalreadyknow,andansweringeachitemcorrectly,theprogramrecognizesthestudentisproficientandquicklymovesthemalongtotheirzoneofproximaldevelopment.
ResponsiveInstructionalItemsWhenastudentisintheirzoneofproximaldevelopment,additionalsupportunfoldsasneeded.
• On-demandhelpandin-depthinstructionfortheproblemathand.• Incorrectresponsescarryhintsthatarespecifictocommonerrorsandmisconceptions,includinga
conceptualnudgetowardsthecorrectanswer.• Repeatedincorrectresponsestriggerfeedbackthatrevealsthepathtothecorrectanswerandan
opportunitytotryanotheritem.ExpandableItemSetsIfastudentisnotsolvingitemscorrectly,additionalsimilaritemsareaddedtothesettoprovidemorepractice.Whenstudentsdemonstrateproficiency,theitemsetscontractandfeweritemsarepresented.Theadaptivemotionalgorithmdeterminesthenumberofitemspresented.
ChangesinLearningPathwayStrugglingstudentsreceiveexpandedinstructiontodevelopunderstandingbeforeproceedingtothenextitemset.Ifstudentsdonotdemonstrateproficiency,anadditionalinstructionispresented,coveringthesametopicbutinadifferentway.Thesemultipleformsofinstructionhelpmeettheneedsofstudentswithdifferentlearningstyles.
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Ifastudentcontinuestostruggleaftermultipleformsofinstruction,aprecursorlessonwillbepresented.Theprecursorlessonisintendedtoprovideastrongerfoundationforlearningtheon-levellesson.Dependingupontheon-levellesson,multipleprecursorsmaybeavailable.Aftercompletingaprecursor,thestudentisreturnedbacktotheon-levellesson.
Thisadaptivemotionsystemresultsin3typesofstudentmotion:Accelerated—StudentisdemonstratingproficiencyandlessonpathwaysareshortenedOn-level—StudentisworkingintheirZoneofProximalDevelopment,receivinginstructionasneededRemedial—Studentisfillinginsomegapsinfoundationalunderstandingthroughprecursorlessons
CourseWalkthroughUnitIntroductionUponcourselaunch,studentswillseeaUnitIntroscreenforthefirstunitoftheirgrade.Lessonsintheunitarelisted,andtheintroductoryvideofortheunitcanbeplayed.Everyunitbeginswiththisscreentowelcomestudentsandmakeconnectionstothereal-worldapplicationsandSTEMcareers.Checkmarksappearnexttothelessontitlesasstudentscompletethem.LessonswithembeddedgamesareindicatedwiththeGameIcon.Thesegamesareunlockedandautomaticallyplayedwhenthelessonisreached.Clickingtheiconwillallowthegametobereplayed.ClickingtheiconintheupperleftcorneroftheUnitIntrowilltakestudentstotheUnitPathwayscreen.TheViewProgressiconwilltakeyoutoadetailedreportofprogressinthecurrentsessionandintheoverallcourse.
UnitPathway ViewProgressGameIcon
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UnitPathwayIntheUnitPathwayscreen,studentscanseetheunitsthey’vecompletedandtheunitsthatlieahead.Asunitsarecompleted,moreunitsareunlocked.Unitscanonlybeaccessedinthesequencetheyarepresented.Multi-levelgamesarealsoavailablefromthisscreenandareunlockedasstudentsprogressthroughthecurriculum.Thesegamesprovideadditionalskillbuildingpractice,promoteautomaticity,andofferexpandedexperiencewithgeometryandlogic.In-depthInstructionWhenstudentsareengagedinreceivinginstructionandbuildingtheirunderstandingofaconcept,thetopofthescreenwillindicatetheirprogressthroughtheinstructionasshown.Studentscannavigatebacktopriorscreensatanytime.In-depthInstructionforeachlessonconsistsofseveralscreensofmaterial.Therearealwaysintroductionandconclusionscreensthatsummarizekeyideasforthelesson.Betweenthese,studentsencounteravarietyoflearningexperiencesincludingshortvideos,animations,digitalmanipulatives,guidedpractice,anddirectinstruction.ImportantNote:Studentsshouldbeencouragedtomakemistakesduringinstruction.Theitemspresenteddonotcounttowardsfinalscores,correctpercentages,orskillproficiency.Eachscreenoftheinstructionalmodeisintendedtobealearningexperience.
CompletedUnit ReturntoCurrentUnit
Multi-levelGames
InstructionNavigationLessonTitle
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On-levelMotion
AcceleratedMotion(onfire!)
InstructionalModeReview
ToolVideo
PrecursorMotion
ItemsSetsAsstudentsworkthroughitemsets,aprogressbaratthetopofthescreenindicatesthepercentagecompletedandthecurrentmotionthroughthelesson.Itemsetswithinalessonbuildindifficulty,startingwithacheckforbasicconceptualunderstandingandskillfluency,andadvancingtowardsmorecomplexapplicationsandwordproblems.Whenadigitaltoolormanipulativeispresented,avideowillexplainitsuse.AtanytimestudentscanreviewtheIn-depthInstructionusingthecontrolsintheupperrightcorner.Whenmorethanoneinstructionisavailable,multiplecontrolswillbepresented.Help,Hints,andFeedback
Foreachitem,on-demandHelpisavailabletoprovidetargetedinstructiononthekeyconceptfortheitem.
Whenstudentsanswerincorrectly,ahintisprovidedtohelpguidethemtowardsthecorrectanswerandaddresscommonerrorsormisconceptions.Ifastudentanswersincorrectlyonthelastattempt,thecorrectanswerisshown(inyellow)alongwiththestudent’sanswer(inred).Additionalfeedbackisalsoprovidedexplainingtheansweringreaterdetail.Forlengthiersolutions,a‘Solution’buttonwillbeshown.
StudentAnswer
CorrectAnswerFeedback
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GamesandProjectsEmbeddedinmanylessonsarelearninggamesthatprovidestudentswithadditionalpracticeandconceptualreinforcement.Eachgamebeginswithaquickorientationonhowtoplay,andgameplaytypicallylasts3-5minutes.Studentscanexitthegameatanytimeandreplaythegameusingtheiconontheunitcover.
Selectunitsconcludewithadigitalproject-basedexperiencethatallowsstudentstodemonstratetruemasteryoftheunit’sskillsandconcepts.EachprojectbeginswithintroductoryvideosdesignedtoengagestudentswiththeSTEMtopic,projectgoals,andintroducethemtoSTEMcareers.Followingthevideosstudentsworkthroughaseriesofcomplexmathematicstasks,applyingskillstowardsareal-worldproblem.Projectsconcludewithadesign,simulation,orcodingtool,challengingstudentstocreateasolutionfortheproject’sgoal.
ReportingStudentProgressAsstudentsworkwiththecourse,theiractivityandperformanceisconstantlymonitoredandrecorded.ByclickingViewProgressfromthetoprightcorneroftheUnitCover,acompletereportcaninstantlybeaccessed,showingthestudent’spathwaythroughthecurriculum.Withineachlesson,correctlyanswereditemsareshowningreenandincorrectinred.Numbersindicatetheitemsetwithinalesson.Theoccurrencesofinstructionandadditionalinstructionarealsoshown.Parents:Toseethisreport,signintoyourparentaccount,locateyourchild’scourse,andclicktheReportsbutton.ThenclicktheSnapshottab.
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ReplayAreplayofactualstudentresponsestoitemscanbeaccessedfromtheprogressview.Clickinganyboxwilllaunchareplayoftheexercisesintheitemsetorinstruction.Thereplaywillstartautomaticallyandshoweveryactiontakenbythestudent,includingtyping/editinganswersandusingon-screencontrols.Watchingareplayprovidesthesameexperienceaswatchingastudentinteractwiththecurriculum,andoffersvaluableinsightintostudentthinking.Whenviewingmultipleexercisesinagroup,clickingonthegreenandredboxesintheupperleftofthereplaycontrolwillenablereplayofspecificitems.Navigationcontrolsintheupperrightenableyoutopauseandrewindthereplay.Clickingthe‘X’controlintheupperrightcornerwillclosethereplayinterface.Parents:Toseethisreport,signintoyourparentaccount,locateyourchild’scourse,clicktheReportsbutton,andclicktheSnapshottab.Thenclickonagreenorredsquaretoreplayhowyourchildsolvedtheproblem.LearningCenterAparentcansignintoGiftedandTalented.comwiththeirparentaccount.Selectthestudent.ThenselectthecoursecalledRedbirdMathematics:AdvancedEdition.Clickonthe“Reports”tab.Hereyouhaveaccesstothefollowingreports:CourseTrajectory,MySummary,MyTimeandMyProgress.
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