Curriculum & Coffee DreamBox AWS
Mount Pleasant Central School District
Curriculum & Coffee DreamBox October 13, 2016 Mary Ellis, Director of Curriculum & Instructional Services Terri Outhouse, Assistant Principal HES/CES
Guiding Questions: ● Why use instructional technology? ● How will DreamBox enhance our current curriculum?
Why use Instructional Technology? ● It engages students with content using technology. ● It provides a systematic approach to learning. ● It allows for immediate feedback. ● Students gain 21st century skills. ● Students interact with material outside the classroom.
How will DreamBox enhance our current curriculum? ●
It supports, reinforces, and/or extends the classroom experiences.
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Mathematical models are the same as those used in the classroom.
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Learning occurs in an interactive, gaming format.
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DreamBox is able to be used on multiple devices (desktop, chromebook, iPad).
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DreamBox provides consistency between school and home.
How will DreamBox enhance our current curriculum? ●
Encourages students to think about how numbers work and why math makes sense
http://www.dreambox.com/w hy-dreambox
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Engages students in thinking critically
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Encourages independence
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Promotes flexible thinking
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Tracks students’ progress
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Individualized
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Interactive and engaging
Sample Lessons: Kindergarten
First
Building Building Numbers in Different Ways (11-20)
Building Equal Expressions with Snap Blocks
Second Grade
Addition Using the Open Number Line
Third Grade
Multiplication Area Models
Fourth Grade
Fifth Grade
Subtraction Algorithm
Order of Operations
Your Turn: 1.
Open the ChromeBook and click on Browse as Guest
2.
Go to dreambox.com
3.
Scroll down and click on Sample Lessons.
4.
Use the menu on the left to select a grade level. Have fun exploring!
Before you go, please jot down: ● One big idea you are taking away ● One or two questions you still have.
Curriculum & Coffee DreamBox October 13, 2016 Mary Ellis, Director of Curriculum & Instructional Services Terri Outhouse, Assistant Principal HES/CES
Guiding Questions: ● Why use instructional technology? ● How will DreamBox enhance our current curriculum?
Why use Instructional Technology? ● It engages students with content using technology. ● It provides a systematic approach to learning. ● It allows for immediate feedback. ● Students gain 21st century skills. ● Students interact with material outside the classroom.
How will DreamBox enhance our current curriculum? ●
It supports, reinforces, and/or extends the classroom experiences.
●
Mathematical models are the same as those used in the classroom.
●
Learning occurs in an interactive, gaming format.
●
DreamBox is able to be used on multiple devices (desktop, chromebook, iPad).
●
DreamBox provides consistency between school and home.
How will DreamBox enhance our current curriculum? ●
Encourages students to think about how numbers work and why math makes sense
http://www.dreambox.com/w hy-dreambox
●
Engages students in thinking critically
●
Encourages independence
●
Promotes flexible thinking
●
Tracks students’ progress
●
Individualized
●
Interactive and engaging
Sample Lessons: Kindergarten
First
Building Building Numbers in Different Ways (11-20)
Building Equal Expressions with Snap Blocks
Second Grade
Addition Using the Open Number Line
Third Grade
Multiplication Area Models
Fourth Grade
Fifth Grade
Subtraction Algorithm
Order of Operations
Your Turn: 1.
Open the ChromeBook and click on Browse as Guest
2.
Go to dreambox.com
3.
Scroll down and click on Sample Lessons.
4.
Use the menu on the left to select a grade level. Have fun exploring!
Before you go, please jot down: ● One big idea you are taking away ● One or two questions you still have.
