Using Using Technology Technology

to Achieve to Achieve Mastery in Mastery in

MathMath

This presentation will help you This presentation will help you see how see how technology can be incorporatedtechnology can be incorporated into your into your math math curriculum…curriculum…

……withoutwithout giving up any of your giving up any of your triedtried and and true, traditional true, traditional ways of teaching.ways of teaching.

Technology can Technology can free up your timefree up your time from the from the tedious tasks of:tedious tasks of:assigning and grading homework on a regular assigning and grading homework on a regular

basis. basis. creating multiple versions of tests and quizzes. creating multiple versions of tests and quizzes. grading these tests and quizzes and getting grading these tests and quizzes and getting

them back to the student in a timely manner. them back to the student in a timely manner. keeping track of your students’ progress. keeping track of your students’ progress.

This will give you more time to concentrate on:This will give you more time to concentrate on:teachingteachinginspiringinspiring and and counselingcounseling your students on your students on how how

to achieve success in math…to achieve success in math…through their through their own effortsefforts by using their by using their

computerized courseware..

As instructors, we need to accurately As instructors, we need to accurately assessassess each student’s each student’s progressprogress in in mastering mastering thethe necessary skills. necessary skills.

Technology allows us to Technology allows us to know in an instantknow in an instant which which skillskills our students have s our students have mastered mastered and and which skillswhich skills they they have not!have not!

A lot of our A lot of our developmentaldevelopmental students students onlyonly want to want to do do

the minimumthe minimum to get by. to get by. Just Just ‘getting by’‘getting by’ will will not provide the foundationnot provide the foundation needed to needed to

be be successfulsuccessful at the at the next levelnext level.. Many of our students Many of our students dodo notnot understand understand this!! this!!

We need to We need to teachteach our students to aim for our students to aim for skill masteryskill mastery so they can do well in their next level of math!so they can do well in their next level of math!

And then And then showshow them how CourseCompass them how CourseCompass can can helphelp them them mastermaster those skills! those skills!

Students must Students must discover which math skills are discover which math skills are lackinglacking, so they will know where to concentrate , so they will know where to concentrate their study efforts.their study efforts.

Technology Technology can provide that information can provide that information instantaneously instantaneously through through online testingonline testing and and reporting!reporting!

And that same technology can provide an And that same technology can provide an individualized study plan for each of them, so they individualized study plan for each of them, so they can do the work needed to achieve that mastery!can do the work needed to achieve that mastery!

The students will be The students will be moremore motivated to motivated to continuecontinue working toward further mastery as working toward further mastery as they get they get immediateimmediate, , positive feedback on positive feedback on the work they are doingthe work they are doing..

Technology can give Technology can give immediate feedbackimmediate feedback!!

Our students Our students need to take need to take chargecharge of their own learning… of their own learning………with the instructor with the instructor acting acting

more as facilitator.more as facilitator.

This can be accomplished This can be accomplished most most effectivelyeffectively through the through the use of technology!use of technology!

Mastery based learningMastery based learning is the key is the key to achieving to achieving successsuccess in math! in math!

Achieving Math Mastery throughAchieving Math Mastery through CourseCompassCourseCompass

1) The student 1) The student begins with an begins with an onlineonline chapter test chapter test in in CourseCompassCourseCompass to determine which to determine which skillsskills have been have been masteredmastered and and which skills have notwhich skills have not..

2) Upon completion of this online test, the student 2) Upon completion of this online test, the student will go to the will go to the CourseCompassCourseCompass Study PlanStudy Plan and do and do the exercises for those skills that are lacking.the exercises for those skills that are lacking.

3) CourseCompass CourseCompass includes includes onlineonline step-by-step step-by-step tutorialstutorials and and streaming videostreaming video for those students for those students that need them.that need them.

Achieving Math Mastery throughAchieving Math Mastery through CourseCompassCourseCompass

4) After completing the required work in the study 4) After completing the required work in the study plan, the student is to take the same test over plan, the student is to take the same test over again to see which skills were mastered and which again to see which skills were mastered and which skills still need more work.skills still need more work.

5) Upon completion of this test, the student will again 5) Upon completion of this test, the student will again go to the go to the CourseCompassCourseCompass Study PlanStudy Plan and do the and do the exercises for those skills that are lacking.exercises for those skills that are lacking.

6) The student will continue in this manner until The student will continue in this manner until all objectives are masteredall objectives are mastered..

Using Technology to Counsel Using Technology to Counsel an at-risk Student an at-risk Student

Through the computerized courseware, we Through the computerized courseware, we can see can see exactly which skillsexactly which skills the student has the student has mastered (mastered (and which skills he has notand which skills he has not).).

We can also see We can also see how much how much timetime the student the student is spending (or is spending (or not spendingnot spending) on tests and ) on tests and tutorial work…tutorial work… and counsel him accordingly by showing and counsel him accordingly by showing computerized evidence of his performance computerized evidence of his performance ((or lack thereofor lack thereof))..

During these During these one-on-oneone-on-one conferences, the conferences, the instructor can instructor can showshow these at-risk students these at-risk students how how to to properly useproperly use their their CourseCompass CourseCompass coursewarecourseware in order to in order to be successfulbe successful!!

Teachers who understand Teachers who understand howhow technology technology can significantly improve can significantly improve

their students’ performance, their students’ performance, will be will be more aptmore apt to to use ituse it effectivelyeffectively

…….and will .and will more enthusiasticallymore enthusiastically encourageencourage their students to their students to do likewisedo likewise!!!!