PART 1: MATH 6-8 What does math 6-8 look like? What does DIGITS do for teachers/students? How do I get help if DIGITS doesn’t work at home ? What does my child see when they are using DIGITS ? How do I help my child with their homework ? How can I tell if the homework is really finished? What additional help is available to my child ?

VOCABULARY: precise language CALCULATIONS and PROCEDURES: accurate and precise ( even less calculator driven ) PROBLEM-SOLVING: unique, application-level PERSEVERANCE : enhanced through revision, improvement, and challenge!

43 minutes 7 classes students 180 days ( - 5 for snow and counting ) …and a fire drill too !

Pre-Made CCSSM-based resources: assists teachers with classroom presentations & lessons (practice link for students) Readiness assessments: identifies missing/weak pre-requisite skills for each unit “Interventions” Customized mini-lesson and practice problems Addresses gaps, ensures coherence

Topic Review: guides topic test study Practice test: with resulting customized study guides for topic test study Homework/Test banks: lesson objective – based skill, procedure and application level NOT MULTIPLE CHOICE aka. MULTIPLE GUESS

Getting TECH help at home

PRACTICE: THIS IS HOW / WHERE STUDENTS CAN ACCESS “MINI-LESSON” OF ESSENTIAL CLASS CONTENT TO REVIEW or MAKE- UP FROM ABSENCES !

HMWK 6.1

Overview… what you should be able to do when the lesson is completed

ANSWER KEY INCLUDED

PART 1,2,3… the lesson and practice MULTIPLE SLIDES PER PART!

KEY CONCEPT provides the essential notes / concepts for the lesson

TO DO: ASSIGNMENT LIST / ACCESS TO ASSIGNMENTS (prior to deadlines)

LEADS THE STUDENT THROUGH THE PROBLEM WITH INTERACTIVE STEPS, THEN PROVIDES A NEW PROBEM TO SOLVE FOR SCORING

THIS IS THE “TEXTBOOK” EXAMPLE TO FOLLOW AND GUIDE.. THE “NOTES” … SPECIFIC TO THE PROBLEM BEING SOLVED

LIMITED I-NET ACCESS? LIKE TO HAVE A PAPER? LOG INTO ACCOUNT PRINT ASSIGNMENT DO ASSIGNMENT LOG BACK IN AND ENTER ANSWERS FOR FEEDBACK AND ASSISTANCE

IS THE HOMEWORK REALLY FINISHED? WHAT WAS THE GRADE?

START… has never been opened! TRY AGAIN… Completed, but below 70% COMPLETED.. Finished, above 70%... Can still be improved! 3 attempts EVERY time assignment is opened prior to the deadline!

Grade --/--Never opened CLASS AVG

AVAILABLE HELP See a teacher during homeroom, study hall, or ask them when is a convenient time! MESSAGE the teacher thru DIGITS HOMEWORK HELP SESSIONS For grade 6 : MONDAY & WEDNESDAY 2:20-3:20 at SI For grades 7 & 8: MONDAY – THURSDAY at SJHS “DROP-IN” format, NO COST, no sign-up, TRANSPORTATION HOME IS NEEDED!

QUESTIONS? PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK QUESTIONS NOW OR TO SUBMIT THEM ON ONE OF THE INDEX CARDS… WE WILL YOU BACK!

MEET with your grade level teacher(s) GRADE 6 ROOM : GRADE 7 ROOM: GRADE 8 ROOM : Work at a chromebook to : - Log into digits - Review a homework assignment - Access the help features - Walk thru the process your child should be using nightly! PART 2: BREAKOUT