1. Is Your Math Instruction Built on Empirically Validated Progression?
Accelerated Math Live
Is Your Math Instruction Built on Empirically Validated Progression?
Presented by:
Christy Adams, Lora Dawkins, Vonda Winter
FETC, January 2017
MECA 2014

2. Located in a rural northeast MS community near Columbus Air Force Base
1,110 students (Pre-K to 5th Grade)
12 % IEP and 22% Gifted Students
82% white, 14% African American, 3% Hispanic, 1% other
School wide Title I
45 % Free & Reduced Lunch
151 Staff Members
School Library which shelves 12,993 books
CES Demographics

3. CES Achievements & Accomplishments
A, STAR, Level 5 School from to school years
National Blue Ribbon School 2014
Renaissance Model/Master School in Reading since 1996
Renaissance Model/Master School in Math since 2000
First Renaissance Model Reading School in Mississippi
SACS Accredited
PREPS Value Added Award in Math
CES Achievements & Accomplishments

4. Accelerated Math (AM) Live
Math practice program for grades K – 12 that provides teachers with a supplemental tool allowing them to create personalized lessons, differentiated instruction, and to monitor student progress.
Accelerated Math (AM) Live

5. Effective Practice Principles
Dedicate time to practice
Provide the appropriate amount of practice at the right level
Practice what you need to practice until you know it
Instruction informs practice, and practice informs instruction
Practice boosts confidence
Review cements learning
Implement the effective practice cycle:
Effective Practice Principles

6. Offers a variety of options for teaching in an interactive, technology based classroom environment that engages students through making instruction more efficient, allowing for flexible grouping, options to adjust groups, and monitoring daily progress while building math confidence.
Why use AM Live?

7. Key Components Both Internet Based and Paper/Pencil Based
Individualized for Student Understanding
Provides Flexibility
Assesses Student Understanding
Provides Resources to Teachers and Students
Meets criteria for Tier Interventions
Aligned to the Common Core State Standards
Offers a Variety of Reports
Provides Technical Support
Provides opportunities for students to collaborate
Key Components

8. AM for Intervention Research-based intervention program
Enables teachers to identify and address gaps in critical skills
Provides targeted instruction with differentiated practice
Increases student engagement and motivation
Uses formative assessment to collect usable data
Provides and identifies focus skills in order for teachers to address individual student needs
AM for Intervention

9. Flexible Grouping

10. Adjusting Groups

11. My Dashboard

12. The Key to It

13. *STAR/AM
*ELS
Compass Learning
Fast Forword
Data Analysis at CES

14. District Wide ELS Pre/Post Tests (grade 2 included at school level only)
Common Assessments each nine weeks (LA, Math, 5th Science)
Skill specific weekly tests (LA, Math, 5th Science)
Universal Screening – Fall, Winter, Spring
Progress Monitoring through STAR
CES Assessment Plan

15. Manually create Groups in STAR including subgroups (IEP, ED, Black, White, LP25%, MERIT)
Constantly update enrollment of groups throughout the school year
Frequently review and analyze group performance
Use screening reports to determine performance levels within the group
Provide Performance Level/Scale Score, and SGP Growth results to teachers
Provide information on Lower Performing 25% to teachers on all assessments
Provide immediate feedback to teachers to determine instruction/remediation for all students
Identify “bubble” students to determine individual action plans using instructional planning
Compare to previous year’s MAP results
Monitoring Data

16. Screening & Planning

17. Reports

18. Expectations at CES AR & AM is used school wide
9 week goals are set for students based on STAR results and 60 minute goal chart
All teachers are expected to obtain model & master status
Status of the Class
Expectations at CES

19. Motivation/Rewards Semester Rewards for students who made their goal
Students receive prizes after completing certifications
Honors Reading & Math
Students are rewarded for showing growth on STAR Universal Screener
A school parade
Motivation/Rewards

20. Data Wall
MECA 2014

21. Caledonia Elementary 662-356-2050
Christy Adams, AP
Lora Dawkins, STC
Vonda Winter, TAC
Caledonia Elementary
Roger D. Hill, Principal
Contact Information