1. ENSURING MATHEMATICS SUCCESS

2. – WHO IS AT RISK FOR PERSISTENT MATHEMATICS DIFFICULTIES IN THE UNITED STATES?, MORGAN ET AL., JOURNAL OF LEARNING DISABILITIES, 2014 “Kindergarten-aged children experiencing either low socioeconomic status or mathematics difficulties are at greatest risk for Persistent Mathematics Difficulties (PMD) across third, fifth, and eighth grades.”

3. MEMORIZATION OVER UNDERSTANDING

4. CURRICULUM OVERWHELMS STRATEGIES 5 + 6 = ? 6 + 5 = ? 11 – 5 = ? ? = 5 + 6 4 + ? = 9 Rob has 11 oranges. He eats some during the week, and has 6 oranges left. How many oranges did Rob eat?

5. – EARLY PREDICTORS OF HIGH SCHOOL MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENT: SIEGLER ET AL., 2012 “Elementary school students’ knowledge of fractions and division uniquely predicts their high school mathematics achievement.”

6. A THREE-STEP PROGRAM THAT HELPS STUDENTS CONNECT THE BIG IDEAS IN MATHEMATICS

7. YOUR SYMPHONY ADMINISTRATION PANEL ADMINPANEL.SYMPHONYLEARNING.COM

8. DASHBOARD

9. CREATING STUDENT ACCOUNTS

10. CREATING CLASSES

11. ENROLLING STUDENTS IN CLASSES

12. STUDENT USE MYSYMPHONYMATH.COM Use the program from School or Home Take Assessments and Use Instructional Program

15. ASSESSMENT (3X PER YEAR ONLY)

16. GAME BOARD 11 = 5 + ? 2.48 x 3 What is 1/3 of 2,400?

17. TASK GROUPS

18. HELP IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE Help Repeat Narration

19. INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION WITH TASK ‘BLOCKS’ Placement Blocks Allow Students to Bypass material they have clearly mastered Skill Blocks Students Concentrate on specific skills in a Stage Focus Blocks Leveled material that provides exposure to skills that need extra practice

20. STUDENT 1: FAST-MOVER Placement Skill

21. STUDENT 2: SLOW AND STEADY Skill Focus

23. YOUR SYMPHONY ADMINISTRATION PANEL ADMINPANEL.SYMPHONYLEARNING.COM

32. WHICH STUDENTS SHOULD USE SYMPHONY MATH? ENSURING A SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION

33. HOW OFTEN SHOULD STUDENTS USE SYMPHONY MATH? ENSURING A SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION AT LEAST 45 MINUTES PER WEEK ADJUST TIME FOR STRUGGLING STUDENTS SESSIONS NO LONGER THAN 20 MINUTES

34. YOU ARE THE KEY TO STUDENT SUCCESS. ENSURING A SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION USE YOUR SYMPHONY DASHBOARD. IDENTIFY AND INTERVENE WITH STRUGGLING STUDENTS. CELEBRATE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, AND MAKE SYMPHONY MATH PART OF YOUR CLASS CULTURE.

35. 3.5x 3.8x 14x 2.9x 23x