DreamBox Information for 14-15

From the Math Blog:

Time on DreamBox at School

• Third graders will complete 30 minutes of DreamBox at school each week.  Thirty minute slots will be designated in the computer labs.  Once IPADs are ready for use, they should be utilized for DreamBox.
• Fourth and fifth graders will complete one hour of DreamBox at school each week.  We will schedule 1-hour slots in the computer labs.  These slots will also be used for unit assessments to be completed on Achievement Series.

Homework

• All students will be asked to complete 30 minutes of DreamBox for homework each week.  This should be listed in the Husky Pad and parents should sign off to indicate completion.

DreamBox Goals

• Third grade teachers will not set goals initially.  They will focus on engaging the students to spend time on DreamBox.  If an issue arises where the time is not productive (there is a flag by the student's name on DreamBox), the teacher will meet with that student individually and provide guidance.
• Fourth and fifth grade teachers will meet with students and set goals for lessons completed (not unique lessons).  Achievement of these goals will not be included in math grades.  Teachers may provide affirmation/recognition, through small rewards, for achievement of goals.

DreamBox Preferences

• During school hours, preferences will be set where time is spent on lesson completion.
• After school hours, the preferences will be set where students can visit all areas of DreamBox.

Assemblies

• We will continue to recognize students for significant achievements (outside of the norm) for time on DreamBox and/or lessons completed.  The math coach will run a monthly report to identify these students.

Parent Communication

• Teachers will be provided with a math PowerPoint to be used for Parent Chat Night.  It will include an overview of DreamBox, as well as a link to access DreamBox as a "hypothetical" student.  Parents will be able to use this link to "play" with DreamBox at home.  Teachers should model how use the link to access DreamBox during Chat Night.
• Soon, a parent letter will be emailed to you for distribution to your parents.

Teacher Training

• All teachers will attend training (through a webinar) on Monday, August 18th in the media center.  Please bring your laptops to this training.