MATHNASIUM TRAINING EXAM WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
PKs (prescriptives) - ANSWER designed like typical math practice
pages with increasingdifficulty
... [Show More] ranging in length (2-22 pgs) (Don't tell
them the PK level)
Instructional pages - ANSWERhelp instructors refresh on
techniques Masterycheck - ANSWER mini-assessment, should
be done independently
Focus Ons (FOs) - ANSWER extra practice, not grade related,
general topics, adds depth,advanced students, code at bottom right of each
page
Workout Books (WOBs) - ANSWER based on student number sense
evaluation, part of
NSD series and Intervention series
Individual instruction in a group environment - ANSWER many classes
of one
Team teaching - ANSWERinstructors rotate on the floor, helping
students in strategicmoments, students benefit from multiple
instructors, Each instructor helps students individually
10 rules of engagement - ANSWER Use mathnasium teaching
constructs, try a new explanation if it isn't working, fall back on old
knowledge when astudent is struggling andexpand knowledge with
student is succeeding, praise and criticize constructively when
appropriate, socratic vs direct teaching, use mathnasium vocabulary,
use tools for visual learning, use metacognition, use mental math,
master team teaching
Half and half model -
ANSWE R
half HW, half mathnasium activity
Mathnasium model -
ANSWE R
warmup, warm down, mathnasium
activities, HW
Guidelines for instruction delivery - ANSWER Sitacross from
students, Supporting andencouraging voice, Be concise
GENE Teaching - ANSWER help astudent for a while, allow
them to be independent, helpsomeone else, then come back
The Student Binder - ANSWER Contains material from student
learning plan,assembledfrom assessment results
Sections 1-5 of binder - ANSWERAssessments and progress info,
Prescriptives in works (grade specific), A+ splits active packs and new
packs, Workout books in works (developmentdependent,simple and helps
with mathematical thinking), Corrected prescriptives, Correctedworkout
books
Student incentive - ANSWER star punches, red level 1, red 2, black 3,
yellow 4, grey 5 Team roles - ANSWER TT works best when the team
is coordinated to support students
Rules of team teaching - ANSWER Assign team roles, Rotate
and read the floor, Engage students appropriately, Interact with students
effectively, Disengage and communicate, Communication and accountability
for student progress, Understand team
roles/accountability/communication, Gives students space to develop
without instructor, Students hear multiple instructor voices, Instructors
are productive and precise, Vibrant safespace
Mathnasium is allabout - ANSWER custom and personalized
learning, One on oneinstruction, Independent students
Routine - ANSWER Students program is in their binder, Students pull
binder off shelf,Scan in, Pick up where left off, Work on workout plan
How to rotate and read the floor - ANSWER Look around see if students
have lost focus/talking/staring into space/asking for help/stuck on
one page for a long time, Use peripheral vision to see if students are
raising their hands while engaged with a student
How to appropriately engage students - ANSWER See how they're
doing, Be inviting andnon threatening, Students will be self conscious to
ease them in, See what they know to adjust your vocabulary, Scaffolding by
working on easier stuff to work on what they have an issue with
How to disengage and communicate - ANSWEROnce they have it
figured out, let themtry it on their own and help someone else, Always
leave them with a task
Checking out - ANSWER Check workout plan goals and see if
they've been accomplished,Make a note on issues if necessary
Instruction Teams - ANSWER Separate areas or student needs,
Higher levelstudents maybe sat separately from lower level, Ratio should
not exceed 4:1 students to instructor
Team leader - ANSWER Center director or experienced
instructor, Direct students to seats, Check students in, Direct instructors,
Delegate, Acknowledge students in need, Assiststruggling students
Session Wheel - ANSWERUse to see student's productivity and
communicate for maxproductivity [Show Less]