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Billions of dollars are spent every year on math education. But students return home every day to hear parents say, "Math scares me," or "I'm not a math person," or "When it comes to math, I have your father do it." This sends the message that math should be feared and avoided. All the programs aimed to help students engage in math are battling the messages from home. And losing. That's Math! lets teachers send parents positive math statements via text messages. Parents can then say these - easily and without anxiety - to their children. This increases math vocabulary at home, decreases anxiety and gets rid of the negative math talk that is hindering children's learning. View this short slide presentation and shoot us an email if you'd like to learn more! Bon Crowder [email protected]
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Changing Math Education!From the Inside!
Student Parent Teacher
The goal is to get students open and receptive to math
learning.
Parents need to use positive social
modeling in math, instead of saying how
hard it is for them.
Teachers help them do this by sending home positive
math statements (from That’s Math!) for them to
say to their children.
Teacher plans math
lesson Then logs into the online system to
choose math statements to
send home
The system texts the
math statements to parents
Parents say the math
out loud to kids
Kids see math as
normal - it happens at
home!
Kids come to school open
and receptive to math learning
Kids are more successful in both learning and
achieving goals
Getting Out the Message!
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• Text messaging allows you to guarantee they get the messages.!
• Messages are aligned with TEKS, as well as classroom lessons.!
• All messages are available in both English and Spanish!
• Parents want short, easy and anxiety free things they can do that make a big difference. That’s Math! gives them that!
Multiple Target Areas!Increased Value of Title I Funds!
Parent Involvement
Math Intervention
With That’s Math!, schools can satisfy parent involvement requirement, target math intervention and teachers earn continuing education credit - which adds even more value! Teacher !
Professional Development
Pilot Public Launch
Timing School Year !2014 - 2015 Fall 2015
Scope of Deployment
5 Schools!50 Teachers!
1000 Families
Unlimited Schools, !Teachers and Families
Key !Objectives
Validate Hypothesis & Prove Efficacy
Create long term, sustainable change
Ensuring Efficacy!with Phased Launch
!Get information and sign !up for email updates at !www.ThatsMath.com
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