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 * CompassLearning - Small Group Use and Teacher Tools **

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 * Compass Math - Plain and Simple (Timeline and Checklist) Updated 5-17-11toc



=Math Tools = Teachers will explore and identify the use of virtual manipulatives and teacher tools including Math Toolkit pieces, Exploratories, Boxer Math resources, Virtual Flashcards, and Handbooks.

> There are math toolkits available in both the students' and teachers' login screens. Each is viewed slightly differently, but contains exactly the same virtual manipulatives. The students can view their own math toolkit by clicking the icon on the left of their launch screen with a picture of a screwdriver and wrench and then the MATH button in the window that opens. The teachers can view their math toolkit by clicking on CONTENT and RESOURCES, then looking in the center section of the window for the words "Math Toolkit". The student's math toolkit has pictures that identify each different manipulative. The teacher's math toolkit lists the manipulatives by name. Every tool in the math toolkit, except Algebra Tiles, has a tutorial and can be printed. > > The following virtual manipulatives are available in the Math Toolkits.
 * ==Math Toolkit==
 * Algebra Tiles
 * Base Ten Blocks
 * Calculator
 * Coordinate Graphing Tool
 * Counters
 * Data Representation Tool
 * Fraction Tool
 * Geoboard Tool
 * Number Line Tool
 * Probability Tool
 * Solid Shaper Tool
 * Transformation Tool

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 * ==Exploratories==
 * Math exploratories are additional great teaching tools that is available within CompassLearning Math. You can find a list below. List of available Math Exploraties in PDF
 * Download PDF by clicking here. [[file:math+exploratories+3-4[1].pdf]]
 * View the document now below.
 * ==Boxer Math/Tutorials==
 * Download PDF by clicking here. [[file:List of Boxer Math activities.pdf]]
 * ==Virtual Flashcards==
 * More tools that are available, yet not obvious, are virtual math flashcards that come with their own timer. The math flash cards can be as simple as ones for basic addition and subtraction facts. They can be as challenging as dividing a number by a 3-digit number or multiplying two numbers containing decimals. They are not as easy to find as the Math Toolkit. Each does have an activity number. They can be found using the teacher login.**To Find the Math Flashcards**...
 * 1) Login to [|http://compass.cmcss.net] using your MUNIS number and password.
 * 2) Click on the CONTENT tab.
 * 3) Click on CURRICULUM INDEX from the drop-down menu.
 * 4) Select Math from the SUBJECT menu. (You may also click to select a grade level, but it is optional.)
 * 5) In the Search box on the right, type "flash cards".
 * 6) Click the Arrow button to search.
 * A list of activities that function as digital flash cards will appear on the screen. If you have the model classroom equipment, you could use it during transitions, as reviews, or for warm-ups. The more students correctly practice their math facts, the more they become second nature and the less they have to struggle to know them.
 * ==Handbooks==
 * Download PDF by clicking here. [[file: CompassLearning Math - Handbooks Spreadsheet.pdf]]

=Small Math Group Instruction = Teachers will create lesson plans that take advantage of the Math Tools available in CompassLearning Math and are designed to be used in a small math group setting. for Microsoft Office 2007(PC), 2008(Mac), 2010(PC), and 2011(Mac) for Microsoft Office 2003(PC) and 2004(Mac)

=Teacher-Created Small Group Lesson Plans=

Mathematical Processes
Modeling Numbers to 100 ||=  || Modeling Numbers to 25 ||= ||
 * ~ Grade Level ||~ Tool ||~ Activity Number ||~ Content/Title ||~ Lesson Plan Template ||
 * = 1 ||= Math Toolkit ||= Base Ten Blocks ||= Base Ten Blocks Primary -
 * = K - 2 ||= Math Toolkit ||= Base Ten Blocks ||= Base Ten Blocks -
 * = 3 ||= Exploratory ||= 34101 ||= Elapsed Time ||= [[file:Elapsed Time Exp 34101 SGLP.doc]] ||

Number and Operations

 * ~ Grade Level ||~ Tool ||~ Activity Number ||~ Content/Title ||~ Lesson Plan Template ||
 * = 1 - 2 ||= Exploratory ||= 34113 ||= Identify Patterns on a Hundreds Chart ||= [[file:Small Group Lesson Plan - Exploratory - Repeating Patterns, Skip Counting.docx]] ||
 * = 2 ||= Boxer Math

Boxer Math Math Toolkit ||= 3B006 with printed Work Along 3B011

Number Line ||= Number Line and Rounding ||= || MathToolkit Flashcards ||= 34136 BaseTen 3B005 ||= Compare and Order Numbers ||= || Boxer Math
 * = 2-3 ||= Exploratory
 * = 2 - 3 ||= Exploratory ||= 34139 ||= Rounding to the nearest 10s and 1s ||= [[file:Small Group LP - Estimating Numbers.doc]] ||
 * = 4 ||= Math Toolkit

Exploratory ||= Number Line

4B003 with printed Work Along 40926 ||= Rounding Whole Numbers to Nearest 100,000s ||= ||
 * = 4-5 ||= Boxer Math

Flash Cards ||= 4B037 with Printed Work Along 4B039 ||= Adding and Subtracting Decimals ||=  ||
 * = 5 ||= Math Toolkit ||= Fractions Tool ||= Comparing Fractions ||=  ||

Algebra

 * ~ Grade Level ||~ Tool ||~ Activity Number ||~ Content/Title ||~ Lesson Plan Template ||

Geometry and Measurement
Boxer Math ||= Geoboard 5B055 5B056 ||= Geometry with Digital Geoboard ||=  ||
 * ~ Grade Level ||~ Tool ||~ Activity Number ||~ Content/Title ||~ Lesson Plan Template ||
 * = 1 - 2 ||= Exploratory ||= 34142 ||= Reading Temperature ||= [[file:Small Group Lesson Plan - Exploratory - Temperature.doc]] ||
 * = 3 ||= Exploratory ||= 34101 ||= Elapsed Time ||=  ||
 * = 4-5 ||= Math Toolkit

Data, Probability, and Statistics

 * ~ Grade Level ||~ Teacher Tool ||~ Tool Number ||~ Content ||~ Lesson Plan ||
 * = 3 ||= Math Toolkit ||= Data Representation Tool ||= Graph and Count Money ||= [[file:Small Group Lesson Plan - Math Tool - Data Representation - Money.doc]] ||

=Reports and Student Data for Teachers = Teachers will learn best practices and reports for monitoring student progress and usage of time in CompassLearning Math stations.