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Welcome!A personalized and engaging experience awaits your students in

DreamBox Learning Math! We strive to continuously partner with you

to support and reinforce the important work you do in the classroom.

DreamBox is digitally different because our:

• Rigorous, K–8 standards-aligned curriculum adjusts and readjusts student paths in the

moment of learning.

• Virtual manipulatives engage students in active learning in a way that’s not possible with

pencil and paper.

• Continuous and dynamic formative assessment intelligently responds to student learning and

surfaces the data needed to inform instruction.

Keep this resource on-hand for quick reference, and for tips on how to implement DreamBox and

use your Insights Dashboard.

Best Practices Guide for DreamBox Learning® Math

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Get StartedFamiliarize yourself with DreamBox Learning MathEducators, like students, have different needs when it comes to learning. That’s why we offer a variety

of Professional Learning opportunities to get you comfortable with using DreamBox and to enhance

your classroom practice.

With DreamBox Learning Professional Development, you are immersed in learning

designed to support you in building a deeper understanding of math, refining best

practices in pedagogy, and creating effective, standards-based, learner-centric

environments, and delivered in a way that works best for you; on-site, online, or

on-demand. To learn more, go to: dreambox.com/professional-development-services

“Getting to Know DreamBox Learning Math” is a complimentary, on-demand training

course that you can take anytime, anywhere and revisit as often as you’d like. Follow

these simple steps to get started:

1. Go to ondemand.dreambox.com/login/index.php

2. Login in using dblteacher as your user name

3. Use the same dblteacher for the password

Align Your DreamBox Implementation to Your Learning GoalsWhether your learning goal is to close achievement gaps with intervention students,

offer accelerated learning opportunities, or personalize math learning for every

student in your classroom, DreamBox can be implemented in a variety of ways to

support that instructional goal. Whichever implementation model you choose, ensure

students complete 5 to 8 lessons every week to maximize learning gains. Here are

some suggestions:.

• ROTATION MODEL: Different stations, including DreamBox, placed around the room for the students

to engage a variety of activities focused on math learning. Students work at each station for

20 to 30 minutes.

• SMALL GROUP: Some students work on DreamBox while others are engaged in a larger group

activity. The Standards Proficiency Report in the classroom reports helps with grouping students.

• WHOLE CLASS: Every student works on DreamBox for a set amount of time. Use the Insights

Dashboard to see your students’ progress and lesson completion in real time on the Activity Feed,

and use this time to engage with individual students.

• BEFORE/AFTER SCHOOL: Provide access to DreamBox in the library or computer lab for early arrivals

or late pick-ups.

• HOME USAGE: If all students have access to a device at home, consider assigning 20 minutes of

DreamBox three times a week as homework.

• SUMMER: Many districts use DreamBox to help support math learning during the summer months.

Our Professional Development services

are designed with you in mind.

DID YOU KNOW?

Students that complete 5 to 8 lessons per week

see the most gains.

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Encourage Family EngagementEncourage families to access their Family Insights Dashboard to engage in their student’s learning.

Through their Dashboard, families automatically receive information that highlights important learning

milestones and educational resources to encourage learning and conversation beyond the classroom.

Send the Family Letter home with your students (found in your Teacher Insights Dashboard).

This letter is available in both English and Spanish.

Family Insights Dashboard

Families receive information that highlights important learning milestones and educational resources that encourage learning and extend conversations about math beyond the classroom to fully support and encourage deeper understanding and comprehension.

“Both of my children love DreamBox

and ask to play every day. I love how

the program adapts to their needs,

backing up if they get a bunch wrong

and speeding up if they get a bunch

right quickly. I love that they can

work on this by themselves too with

the clear instructions in each game.”

—Kristin M., Parent

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Leverage data for use in your classroom and beyondDreamBox provides standards-aligned reporting that surfaces actionable insights to help monitor

usage and learning trends, inform mathematical instruction, and facilitate meaningful conversations

about learning.

Log into your Insights Dashboard on your phone, tablet, or computer before or during class to review

progress and gauge whether to stay the course or adjust instruction. Here are some suggestions for

utilizing the reports in your Insights Dashboard.

Classroom Activity FeedView what your students are working on, in real time! For each lesson completed, you are provided the

lesson name, the standard(s) the student was working on, and a link to a demonstration lesson.

• Quickly see what specific lessons students are working on, have completed, or may be struggling with.

• Play a lesson to better understand the mathematical strategies students are currently working through.

DID YOU KNOW?

The colors in the Insights Dashboard allow you to quickly

identify when students are progressing as planned (green)

and when they are below recommended usage (orange).

Classroom Standards Proficiency ReportProvides progression data and groups

students by what standards they have

completed, are currently working through,

or have not yet started.

• Use this report to create learning groups.

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Student Overview ReportView student proficiency across all grade levels and gain insights into each student’s self-directed

learning choices and math understanding.

• Showcase individual student progress, improvements, and challenges at parent conferences.

• Set learning goals for students and show them the progress they’re making.

Student Standards Proficiency ReportQuickly view learning progress and proficiency against standards.

• See at-a-glance growth across standards, which can assist in goal setting, IEP goals, or achievement

milestones for individual students.

• Drill down to individual standards, by grade level, to identify learning gaps and strengths.

“The Insights Dashboard is exactly what

we needed! Since our teachers aren’t

able to sit next to their students while

they’re working, it used to be hard for

them to identify what their students

are struggling on. Now our teachers

have insights into what each student

is currently working on and can cater

their 1-on-1 time to meet unique student

learning needs.”

—Sue Kelley, Math Interventionist and Math Department Chair

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Student Usage ReportEasily monitor student learning engagement, lessons completed, and time on task both during and

after school hours.

Take a deeper dive into your Teacher Insights Dashboard by watching this in-depth webinar:

dreambox.wistia.com/medias/0sid26ns1g

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Find Support and Resources

The Teacher Hub is the place to find everything you need for a successful implementation. Be sure to

bookmark dreambox.com/teacher-hub to get resources to engage students including math journals and

certificates, and learn about opportunities to participate in programs like our DreamBox Math Challenge!

Visit the Teacher Hub and easily:• Log into your Insights Dashboard.

• Access resources like posters and certificates to engage and motivate your students.

• Join our Professional Learning Community on Edmodo.

• Learn about fun programs like our DreamBox Learning Math Challenge where you and your class

can engage to win prizes like iPads and Classroom Fun Packs!

Check it out for yourself: dreambox.com/teacher-hub

DID YOU KNOW?

Share your DreamBox best practices using #DreamBoxTips and see them

featured on the Teacher Hub.