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REDBIRDMATHEMATICS:ADVANCEDEDITION—PRODUCTGUIDE

WelcomeThankyouforgettingstartedwithRedbirdMathematics:AdvancedEdition,K-7.Thisdigitalcurriculumuniquelycombinesrigorous,adaptive,andpersonalizedmathinstructionwithintegratedSTEMthemesanddigitalproject-basedlearning.RedbirdMathematics:AdvancedEditionisdesignedtochallenge,enrich,andacceleratestudents.ItaddressesallofthemathematicsingradesK-7criticaltosuccessinAlgebra1asdefinedbytheNationalMathematicsPanel.TheprogramprovidessupportforstudentstoachievethehighestlevelsofacademicexcellencewhilepreparingthemforsuccessinAlgebra1andbeyond.Thefollowingpagesprovideanoverviewoftheprogram,includingtheadaptivemotionsystem,coursefeatures,andfunctionality.

RecommendedCourseUseTomosteffectivelyusethiscourse,astudyplantargeting60+minuteseachweekisrecommended.SeveralstudyplansthathavebeensuccessfulformanyGiftedandTalented.comstudentsareshown.

CourseOverviewRedbirdMathematics:AdvancedEditionisorganizedaroundunitsofinstructioncomprisedofskill-specificlessons.Studentsbuildconceptualunderstandingthroughmultipleformsofinstructionandthenapplytheirknowledgetohighlyscaffoldedpracticeitems,games,andcontextualizedwordproblems.Afterinitialplacementinthecourse,studentsproceedattheirownpaceandthroughtheirownuniquepathway.Thecourseisdesignedtoprovidestudentswiththemathematicstheyneed,whentheyneedit.



Throughoutthecourse,studentsareintroducedtoSTEMthemesandcareers,makingconnectionsbetweenthemathematicstheyarelearningandauthenticreal-worldapplications.

UnitContentKindergarten Numbersto10 Numbersto20 CompareNumbers

to10UnderstandAdditionwithin10

UnderstandSubtractionwithin10

PlaceValuewithTeenNumbers

NumberPatterns

1stGrade ProblemSolving:Addition

ProblemSolving:Subtraction

AdditionandSubtractionStrategies

MoreWorkwithAddition

UnderstandPlaceValue

UsePlaceValueandProp.OfOps.ToAddandSubtract

NumberStrategiesandMeasurement

2ndGrade UseModelstoAddandSubtract

UseStrategiestoAddandSubtract

Numbersto1,000andPlaceValue

AddwithMulti-DigitNumbers

SubtractwithMulti-DigitNumbers

MeasureLength AddandSubtractLength

3rdGrade UnderstandMultiplication

ConceptofArea PatternsinMultiplication

UnderstandDivision

UseMixedOps.toSolveProblems

Measurement:Time,Volume,Mass

FractionConcepts

4thGrade FoundationsinBase10

ExtendConcepts:MultiplicationandDivision

OperationsinMultiplication

OperationsinDivision

EquivalentFractions

OperationswithFractions

DecimalFractionConcepts

5thGrade WholeNumbers:PlaceValueandMultiplication

WholeNumbers:Division

Decimals:PlaceValueandOperations

Fractions:AdditionandSubtraction

Fractions:MultiplicationandDivision

Volume:RightRectangularPrisms

CoordinateGraphs

6thGrade RationalNumbersandAbsoluteValue

RationalNumbersinCoordinatePlane

DivisionofFractions

RatiosandRates ProportionsandProportionalReasoning

AlgebraicReasoning(Exp)

EquationsandInequalities

7thGrade OperationswithIntegers

OperationswithRationalNumbers

UnitRatesandProportionalReasoning

ProportionalReasoningandPercents

AlgebraicExpressions

WritingandSolvingEquations(Real)

EquationsinMeasurementandGeometry

UnitStructureEachunitbeginswithavideointroducingtheSTEMthemeandmathematicsoftheunit.Studentsthenproceedtoabriefassessment(ShowWhatYouKnow)todeterminetheirlevelofproficiencyinthematerialoftheunit.Dependingontheassessmentresults,theunitpresentsstudentswitheitherlessoninstructionanditems,orjustafewitemstoshowproficiency.Unitsconcludewithamulti-partchallengerequiringsynthesisoftheunit’sskillsandconcepts.Inselectunits,adigitalproject-basedexperiencedeeplyengagesstudentsinareal-worldproblemandallowsthemtocreatesolutionsusingthedesign,simulation,andcodingtoolsofSTEMprofessionals.



AdaptiveMotionTheadaptivemotionenginethatdrivesstudentprogressistheresultofdecadesofresearchatStanfordUniversity.Real-timeevaluationofstudentperformanceenablesRedbirdMathematics:AdvancedEditiontopersonalizetheexperienceforeachuserbydeliveringthemostappropriatepaththroughthecurriculum.Thisadaptivityallowsthecoursetorapidlyaccelerateadvancedlearnerstomaterialthatchallengesthem,aswellasprovideenrichmentoradditionalsupportasneeded.Thereare3keyelementstoadaptivityinRedbirdMathematics:AdvancedEdition:

1. Instructionalitemsthatareresponsivetostudentinput2. Setsofinstructionalitemsthatexpandorcontractdependingonstudentneedformorepracticeor

acceleration3. LearningPathwaychangeswithinandbetweenlessonsbasedonstudentperformance

Whenastudentisreviewingmaterialtheyalreadyknow,andansweringeachitemcorrectly,theprogramrecognizesthestudentisproficientandquicklymovesthemalongtotheirzoneofproximaldevelopment.

ResponsiveInstructionalItemsWhenastudentisintheirzoneofproximaldevelopment,additionalsupportunfoldsasneeded.

• On-demandhelpandin-depthinstructionfortheproblemathand.• Incorrectresponsescarryhintsthatarespecifictocommonerrorsandmisconceptions,includinga

conceptualnudgetowardsthecorrectanswer.• Repeatedincorrectresponsestriggerfeedbackthatrevealsthepathtothecorrectanswerandan

opportunitytotryanotheritem.ExpandableItemSetsIfastudentisnotsolvingitemscorrectly,additionalsimilaritemsareaddedtothesettoprovidemorepractice.Whenstudentsdemonstrateproficiency,theitemsetscontractandfeweritemsarepresented.Theadaptivemotionalgorithmdeterminesthenumberofitemspresented.

ChangesinLearningPathwayStrugglingstudentsreceiveexpandedinstructiontodevelopunderstandingbeforeproceedingtothenextitemset.Ifstudentsdonotdemonstrateproficiency,anadditionalinstructionispresented,coveringthesametopicbutinadifferentway.Thesemultipleformsofinstructionhelpmeettheneedsofstudentswithdifferentlearningstyles.



Ifastudentcontinuestostruggleaftermultipleformsofinstruction,aprecursorlessonwillbepresented.Theprecursorlessonisintendedtoprovideastrongerfoundationforlearningtheon-levellesson.Dependingupontheon-levellesson,multipleprecursorsmaybeavailable.Aftercompletingaprecursor,thestudentisreturnedbacktotheon-levellesson.

Thisadaptivemotionsystemresultsin3typesofstudentmotion:Accelerated—StudentisdemonstratingproficiencyandlessonpathwaysareshortenedOn-level—StudentisworkingintheirZoneofProximalDevelopment,receivinginstructionasneededRemedial—Studentisfillinginsomegapsinfoundationalunderstandingthroughprecursorlessons

CourseWalkthroughUnitIntroductionUponcourselaunch,studentswillseeaUnitIntroscreenforthefirstunitoftheirgrade.Lessonsintheunitarelisted,andtheintroductoryvideofortheunitcanbeplayed.Everyunitbeginswiththisscreentowelcomestudentsandmakeconnectionstothereal-worldapplicationsandSTEMcareers.Checkmarksappearnexttothelessontitlesasstudentscompletethem.LessonswithembeddedgamesareindicatedwiththeGameIcon.Thesegamesareunlockedandautomaticallyplayedwhenthelessonisreached.Clickingtheiconwillallowthegametobereplayed.ClickingtheiconintheupperleftcorneroftheUnitIntrowilltakestudentstotheUnitPathwayscreen.TheViewProgressiconwilltakeyoutoadetailedreportofprogressinthecurrentsessionandintheoverallcourse.

UnitPathway ViewProgressGameIcon



UnitPathwayIntheUnitPathwayscreen,studentscanseetheunitsthey’vecompletedandtheunitsthatlieahead.Asunitsarecompleted,moreunitsareunlocked.Unitscanonlybeaccessedinthesequencetheyarepresented.Multi-levelgamesarealsoavailablefromthisscreenandareunlockedasstudentsprogressthroughthecurriculum.Thesegamesprovideadditionalskillbuildingpractice,promoteautomaticity,andofferexpandedexperiencewithgeometryandlogic.In-depthInstructionWhenstudentsareengagedinreceivinginstructionandbuildingtheirunderstandingofaconcept,thetopofthescreenwillindicatetheirprogressthroughtheinstructionasshown.Studentscannavigatebacktopriorscreensatanytime.In-depthInstructionforeachlessonconsistsofseveralscreensofmaterial.Therearealwaysintroductionandconclusionscreensthatsummarizekeyideasforthelesson.Betweenthese,studentsencounteravarietyoflearningexperiencesincludingshortvideos,animations,digitalmanipulatives,guidedpractice,anddirectinstruction.ImportantNote:Studentsshouldbeencouragedtomakemistakesduringinstruction.Theitemspresenteddonotcounttowardsfinalscores,correctpercentages,orskillproficiency.Eachscreenoftheinstructionalmodeisintendedtobealearningexperience.

CompletedUnit ReturntoCurrentUnit

Multi-levelGames

InstructionNavigationLessonTitle



On-levelMotion

AcceleratedMotion(onfire!)

InstructionalModeReview

ToolVideo

PrecursorMotion

ItemsSetsAsstudentsworkthroughitemsets,aprogressbaratthetopofthescreenindicatesthepercentagecompletedandthecurrentmotionthroughthelesson.Itemsetswithinalessonbuildindifficulty,startingwithacheckforbasicconceptualunderstandingandskillfluency,andadvancingtowardsmorecomplexapplicationsandwordproblems.Whenadigitaltoolormanipulativeispresented,avideowillexplainitsuse.AtanytimestudentscanreviewtheIn-depthInstructionusingthecontrolsintheupperrightcorner.Whenmorethanoneinstructionisavailable,multiplecontrolswillbepresented.Help,Hints,andFeedback

Foreachitem,on-demandHelpisavailabletoprovidetargetedinstructiononthekeyconceptfortheitem.

Whenstudentsanswerincorrectly,ahintisprovidedtohelpguidethemtowardsthecorrectanswerandaddresscommonerrorsormisconceptions.Ifastudentanswersincorrectlyonthelastattempt,thecorrectanswerisshown(inyellow)alongwiththestudent’sanswer(inred).Additionalfeedbackisalsoprovidedexplainingtheansweringreaterdetail.Forlengthiersolutions,a‘Solution’buttonwillbeshown.

StudentAnswer

CorrectAnswerFeedback



GamesandProjectsEmbeddedinmanylessonsarelearninggamesthatprovidestudentswithadditionalpracticeandconceptualreinforcement.Eachgamebeginswithaquickorientationonhowtoplay,andgameplaytypicallylasts3-5minutes.Studentscanexitthegameatanytimeandreplaythegameusingtheiconontheunitcover.

Selectunitsconcludewithadigitalproject-basedexperiencethatallowsstudentstodemonstratetruemasteryoftheunit’sskillsandconcepts.EachprojectbeginswithintroductoryvideosdesignedtoengagestudentswiththeSTEMtopic,projectgoals,andintroducethemtoSTEMcareers.Followingthevideosstudentsworkthroughaseriesofcomplexmathematicstasks,applyingskillstowardsareal-worldproblem.Projectsconcludewithadesign,simulation,orcodingtool,challengingstudentstocreateasolutionfortheproject’sgoal.

ReportingStudentProgressAsstudentsworkwiththecourse,theiractivityandperformanceisconstantlymonitoredandrecorded.ByclickingViewProgressfromthetoprightcorneroftheUnitCover,acompletereportcaninstantlybeaccessed,showingthestudent’spathwaythroughthecurriculum.Withineachlesson,correctlyanswereditemsareshowningreenandincorrectinred.Numbersindicatetheitemsetwithinalesson.Theoccurrencesofinstructionandadditionalinstructionarealsoshown.Parents:Toseethisreport,signintoyourparentaccount,locateyourchild’scourse,andclicktheReportsbutton.ThenclicktheSnapshottab.



ReplayAreplayofactualstudentresponsestoitemscanbeaccessedfromtheprogressview.Clickinganyboxwilllaunchareplayoftheexercisesintheitemsetorinstruction.Thereplaywillstartautomaticallyandshoweveryactiontakenbythestudent,includingtyping/editinganswersandusingon-screencontrols.Watchingareplayprovidesthesameexperienceaswatchingastudentinteractwiththecurriculum,andoffersvaluableinsightintostudentthinking.Whenviewingmultipleexercisesinagroup,clickingonthegreenandredboxesintheupperleftofthereplaycontrolwillenablereplayofspecificitems.Navigationcontrolsintheupperrightenableyoutopauseandrewindthereplay.Clickingthe‘X’controlintheupperrightcornerwillclosethereplayinterface.Parents:Toseethisreport,signintoyourparentaccount,locateyourchild’scourse,clicktheReportsbutton,andclicktheSnapshottab.Thenclickonagreenorredsquaretoreplayhowyourchildsolvedtheproblem.LearningCenterAparentcansignintoGiftedandTalented.comwiththeirparentaccount.Selectthestudent.ThenselectthecoursecalledRedbirdMathematics:AdvancedEdition.Clickonthe“Reports”tab.Hereyouhaveaccesstothefollowingreports:CourseTrajectory,MySummary,MyTimeandMyProgress.



EmailAlertsOnceastudentcompletesaunit,theparentwillreceiveareal-timeemailfromus.TheemailstateswhatwascoveredintheunitandpromptstheparenttosigninformoredetailsintheLearningCenter.ForQuestionsorSupport,pleasecontactusat:1.844.9.GIFTEDsupport@giftedandtalented.comwww.giftedandtalented.com

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