1. 3-5 Math Night
January 26th
Just the Facts!
Paradise Education Center

2. math What does mean to you?
Ask the audience, “What does math mean to you?”
Give attendees 1-2 minutes to talk to neighbors seated close to them. Next give attendees 2-3 minutes to voluntarily share their thoughts with the whole group. Move the discussion along, rather than focusing on negative stories.
mean to you?

3. math children? What do you think means to your
Ask, “What does math mean to your kids?”
Give attendees 1-2 minutes to talk to neighbors seated close to them. Next give attendees 1-2 minutes to voluntarily share their thoughts with the whole group. If you are a teacher, you might wish to collect some responses from your own students to share with this audience.
children?

4. math future? What does mean to their
Ask, “What does math mean to their future?”
Pause for effect but do not answer the question. Quickly go to the next slide.
future?

5. Everything! Everything!
Math is important. Careers ranging from auto mechanics to electricians to architects to doctors to pilots require a sound background in math. Advances in technology are changing the workplace, and these changes mean that students need to know more math in order to adapt to these new environments.
Math is critical in making decisions about health care treatments, travel routes, “best buys,” and payment options.
Believe it or not, math can be fun! From puzzles to games to solving problems, math stretches our imaginations and allows us to reach logical conclusions.

6. You can make a difference!
Family Involvement is Important
You can make a difference!
Studies show when there is a high level of family involvement, students do better in school.
Multiplication Fact Fluency is NECESSARY for future Math success!
Get involved!
You can make a difference. Studies show that when there is a high level of parent involvement, students do better in school.
No matter what your own experiences are with math, you can be a positive influence on your child.

7. Be Positive
My daughter is growing up with a “can do” attitude toward math. Her skills are more advanced than mine, and I let her know I’m proud of her.
Maybe you weren’t good at math, but your kid doesn’t have to know that. Have a good attitude and he will, too.
Distribute family brochures and support materials [NOTE: One copy of these materials is included in this kit. Duplicate as many as you need. Materials also may be downloaded from the Figure This! Web site at
The Families and Support brochure has quotes by parents divided into specific headings. [These quotes are contained in slides ] Discuss parents’ quotes under the heading “Be positive about math.”
Then refer to the Math and Literature brochure and discuss ways in which reading books that highlight math can be a positive family experience.

8. Communicate with Your Child
It may be only a few minutes a day, but I’ll sit down with my grandson and ask him what math he’s working on. Sometimes by explaining it to me, it becomes clearer to him.
From talking with my daughter, I’ve begun to see math in an entirely new way. She likes taking the lead, and I’m sure that teaching me helps reinforce what she’s learned..
Discuss parents’ quotes under the heading “Communicate with Your Child.” Then refer to the Families and Homework brochure and discuss ways that families can become actively involved in their child’s math homework. This may take the form of knowing the right questions to ask a child about what took place in the class, as well as knowing where and how to get additional help.

9. Have High Expectations
I quit taking math after algebra. What a mistake! I’ll urge my stepson to take all the math he can get.
I guess I’m pretty tough. From day one, I tell my son that not passing math is not an option. But I also let him know I’m there for him every step of the way.
Discuss parents’ quotes under the heading “Have High Expections.” Then refer to the Families and Math and Families and School brochures and discuss ways that families can get involved in shaping their children’s math education.

10. Important things to know about Math
Problems can be solved in different ways.
Wrong answers sometimes can be useful.
Take risks – see the value in trying to solve a problem even if you don’t get the right answer.
Being able to do Math in your head is important.
It is sometimes ok to use a calculator to solve problems or check your work.

11. Math at Home
Keeping the tone of math activities light will increase the likelihood that children will want to do them and make the activities seem less like homework!
Children develop positive attitudes toward math when they see that their parents and families value it. Find ways to show that you enjoy math.
You can have fun doing math by playing games together and working on your ILP goal at the same time!

12. What is Study Island?
Study Island provide students to master state-specific, grade-level academic standards in a fun and engaging manner. Study Island combines rigorous content that is highly customized to specific state standards in math, reading, writing, science, and social studies with interactive features and games that engage students and reinforce and reward learning achievement
Online resource used in 3rd-5th grades that provides student opportunity to master state-specific, grade-level academic standards in fun and engaging manner.

13. Symbols on StudentTopic map give feedback and inform about remediation
Study Island also provides instant feedback (students have access to reports and receive stars after completing assignments). Also, students have built in remediation. If a student does not pass (in this case 70% or higher) than they are automatically given a foundation skill to complete. It will continue to remediate until able to complete.
Symbols on StudentTopic map give feedback and inform about remediation

14. Parents can fill out form with email address at this time

15. What is the purpose?
Study Island is built using the Depth of Knowledge (DOK) guidelines, these item types ensure that each question is written to the appropriate difficulty and DOK level and students are exposed to the appropriate content.
ALSO comment how Study Island address Blooms Taxonomy. We know that the Arizona Career and College Ready Standards were adopted in 2010 to improve rigor. Thus, state testing also increased depth and rigor.

16. Open Response Question
Technology-enhanced item types designed to promote higher-order thinking and inquiry
Students construct a response using evidence from the question or reading passage to support their view (goes along with Clusters and learning)
Open Response Question

17. Technology-enhanced item types designed to promote higher-order thinking and inquiry
Multi-Select Problem

18. Technology-enhanced item types designed to promote higher-order thinking and inquiry
Hot Text items require you to either click on a response option or drag a response option to another location. Other great technology enhanced types of questions used to promote higher-order thinking and inquiry include: Cloze (drop down menu), Audio and Video
Hot Text Items

19. Technology-enhanced item types designed to promote higher-order thinking and inquiry
TAKE A LOOK IN FOLDER for 21st century Types of Items

21. What is the purpose?
Study Island is built using the Depth of Knowledge (DOK) guidelines, these item types ensure that each question is written to the appropriate difficulty and DOK level and students are exposed to the appropriate content.
ALSO comment how Study Island address Blooms Taxonomy. We know that the Arizona Career and College Ready Standards were adopted in 2010 to improve rigor. Thus, state testing also increased depth and rigor.

22. Technology-enhanced item types designed to promote higher-order thinking and inquiry
Multi-Select Problem

23. Technology-enhanced item types designed to promote higher-order thinking and inquiry
TAKE A LOOK IN FOLDER for 21st century Types of Items

24. How to Support *Bring in earbuds of headphones
*Write and students name to receive
*Devote time to login to study island at home

25. Study Island Parent Overview Video

26. AZMerit Testing is coming up!!
Students can start logging on to practice tests at home now!

27. AzMerit Online Testing

28. Practice Online at Home