Mathnasium Training Exam Questions and Answers Graded A+

Mathnasium Training Exam Questions and Answers Graded A+ Individual instruction in a group environment many classes of one Team teaching instructors rotate on the floor, helping students in strategic moments, students benefit from multiple instructors, Each instructor helps students individually 10 rules of engagement Use mathnasium teaching constructs, try a new explanation if it isn't working, fall back on old knowledge when a student is struggling and expand knowledge with student is succeeding, praise and criticize constructively when appropriate, socratic vs direct teaching, use mathnasium vocabulary, use tools for visual learning, use metacognition, use mental math, master team teaching Half and half model half HW, half mathnasium activity Mathnasium model warmup, warm down, mathnasium activities, HW Guidelines for instruction delivery Sit across from students, Supporting and encouraging voice, Be concise GENE Teaching help a student for a while, allow them to be independent, help someone else, then come back The Student Binder Contains material from student learning plan, assembled from assessment results Sections 1-5 of binder Assessments and progress info, Prescriptives in works (grade specific), A+ splits active packs and new packs, Workout books in works (development dependent, simple and helps with mathematical thinking), Corrected prescriptives, Corrected workout books PKs (prescriptives) designed like typical math practice pages with increasing difficulty ranging in length (2-22 pgs) (Don't tell them the PK level) Instructional pages help instructors refresh on techniques Mastery check mini-assessment, should be done independently Focus Ons (FOs) extra practice, not grade related, general topics, adds depth, advanced students, code at bottom right of each page Workout Books (WOBs) based on student number sense evaluation, part of NSD series and Intervention series Student incentive star punches, red level 1, red 2, black 3, yellow 4, grey 5 Team roles TT works best when the team is coordinated to support students Rules of team teaching Assign team roles, Rotate and read the floor, Engage students appropriately, Interact with students effectively, Disengage and communicate, Communication and accountability for student progress, Understand team roles/accountability/communication, Gives students space to develop without instructor, Students hear multiple instructor voices, Instructors are productive and precise, Vibrant safe space Mathnasium is all about custom and personalized learning, One on one instruction, Independent students Routine Students program is in their binder, Students pull binder off shelf, Scan in, Pick up where left off, Work on workout plan How to rotate and read the floor Look around see if students have lost focus/talking/staring into space/asking for help/stuck on one page for a long time, Use peripheral vision to see if students are raising their hands while engaged with a student How to appropriately engage students See how they're doing, Be inviting and non threatening, Students will be self conscious to ease them in, See what they know to adjust your vocabulary, Scaffolding by working on easier stuff to work on what they have an issue with How to disengage and communicate Once they have it figured out, let them try it on their own and help someone else, Always leave them with a task Checking out Check workout plan goals and see if they've been accomplished, Make a note on issues if necessary Instruction Teams Separate areas or student needs, Higher level students may be sat separately from lower level, Ratio should not exceed 4:1 students to instructor Team leader Center director or experienced instructor, Direct students to seats, Check students in, Direct instructors, Delegate, Acknowledge students in need, Assist struggling students Session Wheel Use to see student's productivity and communicate for max productivity Workout plan For director use, not for parents Types of students interactions Normal instruction, Responsive or proactive Determine teaching method socratic (ask questions), direct teaching, or combination or both General approach demonstrate exercise; observe, comment correct, ask Qs; disengage