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