DAILY MATH SKILLS DMS OBJECTIVES Determine the purpose of DMS Plan for implementation of DMS at our...

DAILY MATH SKILLSDMS

OBJECTIVES•Determine the purpose of DMS

•Plan for implementation of DMS at our school •Understand how DMS will look in the classroom

PURPOSE

• Increase student achievement and confidence in Math

• Student focus shifts to problem solving rather than basic facts

• More students exceed the AIMS

IN THE CLASSROOM• EACH DAY FOR 20 MINUTES

• SCHOOL WIDE AT THE SAME TIME

• PRACTICE, ASSESS, CORRECT, RECORD

• STUDENTS MOVE ON TO THE NEXT PROBE ONCE CLASS MASTERY IS MET

MATERIALS NEEDED

• Probes

• Answer keys

• Student progress chart

• Coach cards for each teacher

• Flash cards for each class

• Timer for each class

CLASS PROCEDURE

• Teacher reads instructions from coach card

• Students practice in pairs with flashcards or with practice sets, depending on which skill is being covered; Focus is accuracy

(6 minutes)

• Students individually take probe; Focus is speed and accuracy (2 minutes)

CLASS PROCEDURES

• Students score papers (3 minutes)

• Students rework problems they missed (1 minute)

• Scores are recorded in weekly progress chart (2 minutes)

NEXT STEPS

• DMS will be implemented one grade level at a time

• Training will be provided on Wednesday per team

• Implementation will begin the following week for each trained team

• Implementation schedule will be as follows: Third, Fourth, Fifth, Second, First, Kindergarten