Parent-Friendly Tools for Fixin’

Math Problems Using ADAM and DOMA assessments to help correct your math problems

Cottage Hill Christian School

“Only 26 percent of students assessed in math scored at or

above proficient in 2013, the same percentage as those

tested in 2009.”

Parent Puzzles (OBJECTIVES) Puzzle #1 What does my student really know?a. Student Math Skills Evaluation

Puzzle #2 What do the assessment results tell me?b. Interpretation of Evaluation

Puzzle #3 Ok, now what do I do?c. Student Motivation

Puzzle #4 There are too many internet resources, I am confused. Help!d. Student Math Skill Building Resources

At the end of this workshop, you will have access to the appropriate Let’s Go Learn™ Pre-Algebra and Algebra testing for your high school student.

AssessmentParent Puzzle #1 - What does my student really know?

How do I find out?

Evaluate TestAssess

Interpretation of Evaluation Parent Puzzle #2 What do the assessment results tell me?Now that I have assessed my student, how do I understand just how my student did on the specific skills?

Motivation Parent Puzzle #3 Ok, now what do I do?

Visit the Motivation website link to find math information and tools on student motivation. Also the teaching resources include many activities that will help motivate your student.

Puzzle #4 – Resources There are too many internet resources, I am confused. Help!

To help you narrow down the number of resources on the internet, use the following handy chart.

Online Resource CoolMath4kids.com  Complete fun, colorful animated lessons, practice and

games covering elementary and middle school math. Basic Math & Geometry Ages 2-15 

CoolMath.com  Free online lessons, practice, games for middle and high school level math. Pre-Algebra Algebra, Geometry, Pre-calculus, Calculus, Math Anxiety 

http://mathforum.org/mathtools/cell/,,support,ALL/ Unlimited use of all the "Tools", enabling you to generate an almost infinite number of worksheets.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQnNPJ1lm7g

Fractions and Decimals: Number Line Lindsey Imhof

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z_xkfzCDoM

Rap - reading decimals

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WP_f4EXp-Mg

Rap – line up the dot Decimals

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-F-tmxHF7g

Decimals: How They Work , Where They Are Used Stephanie Merrilees

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmaUyeKpwSM

Adding decimals, step by step, examples. For more free math videos visit http://MathMeeting.com.

http://MathMeeting.com

Extensive online resources and tutoring of Algebra and Calculus

MangaHigh Learn Math w/ Games Online!  Math with Video Games!  Ages: 6 - Adult 

https://sites.google.com/site/harlandclub/Home/resources Negative Decimals - Youtube videos by Julie Harland; how to add and subtract decimals when negative numbers are involved.

http://www.themathpage.com/ARITH/arithmetic.htm The Math Page by Lawrence Spector, Borough of Manhattan Community College, The City University of New York Extensive - Skills in Arithmetic A complete course: Plane Geometry - Book I of Euclid's Elements culminating in the Pythagorean theorem, introduction to Skill in Algebra – a complete course; Topics in Trigonometry; Complete textbooks of Basic Math, Algebra

Free Math Support Tools from Drexel Univ.'s Math Forum   Links to e-tools for math topics K-12. 

Math.com  Free online animated lessons, practice, assessment covering: Basic Math · Everyday Math · Pre-Algebra · Algebra · Geometry · Trigonometry · Statistics · Calculus · Advanced Topics · Others · Math Tutoring ; K-12 ,College Math 

SparkTop.org  http://www.professorgarfield.org/yourfuture/math.html Schawb Learning & Garfield Foundation. Dedicated to educating every kid. No two brains spark alike.  LD Kids Play Games, Create, Learn, & Connect 

The Kahn Academy  Free algebra tutorials. Learn almost anything. Many subjects. 

Varsity Tutors FREE TEST PREP  http://www.varsitytutors.com/practice-tests

Free practice tests & flash cards for standardized tests. Prep for GED, GRE, ACT, SAT, AP, Math, Reading, Statistics, all subjects. 

Web Math by DiscoveryEducation  Hundreds of instant-answer, self-help, math solvers, ready to provide instant help on math problem in any math area.  Math Homework Help K-12+ 

http://www.beestar.org/index.jsp Beestar - innovative online math worksheets for kids. Using its curriculum-based programs for only 20 minutes a week, students can effectively master core knowledge and skills taught in school and excel in standardized tests. Performance can be easily tracked online so parents know exactly which areas need the most improvement. Beestar is competitive and offers motivational recognitions every week, which brings a lot of fun to learning.

Webmath Math-help website generates answers to specific math questions and problems, as entered by a user, at any particular moment, generated and displayed real-time, at the moment a web user types in their math problem and clicks "solve." In addition to the answers, Webmath also shows the student how to arrive at the answer.

Let’s Go Learn™ DOMA - Pre-Algebra

Examines students' preparedness for entering Algebra I. Assesses students to gain a clear understanding of their Algebra readiness. By testing prerequisite skills, DOMA Pre-Algebra provides meaningful feedback to students and parents, at a critical learning transition time. Assessment

Let’s Go Learn™ DOMA – Algebra

Evaluates 11 different areas of math knowledge that educators consider essential to success in Algebra I. These constructs include: evaluating advanced exponents, solving linear equations, graphing and analyzing linear equations, relations and functions, solving and graphing inequalities, solving and graphing systems, polynomial equations, factoring polynomials, radical equations and expressions, quadratic equations, rational expressions and equations. Assessment