The Mathletics Handbook

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Dear ColleagueWe are delighted to welcome you and your students to the Mathletics community.

We believe in a passion for learning, everything we do is designed to instil students with the desire to learn and the confidence to succeed. Mathletics has a host of different ways to motivate learners. We feature an expansive bank of diagnostic reports, planning tools and multimedia resources, all giving you more time to teach in your own way.

The Mathletics Handbook is the start of our commitment to you, going forward we will be available to provide you with all the support you need to successfully implement Mathletics in your school, and to introduce you to the areas of the program you may not have discovered yet!

Peter Walters CEO, 3P Learning Ltd.

ContentsThis handbook is designed to help you start implementing Mathletics in your school.

2. Mathletics Implementation Plan - for Mathletics Coordinators

3. Mathletics Planning Framework - for Mathletics Coordinators

4. Introducing the Student Center - for Mathletics Teachers

5. Introducing the Teacher Center - for Mathletics Teachers

6. Introducing the Administration Center - for Mathletics Administrators

7. The Parent Letter - for Parents

8. Frequently Asked Questions- for Mathletics Teachers

Contact UsYour Mathletics Account Manager is available to provide telephone support, advice and training on all aspects of your new resource and is available from 9.00am until 5.30pm EST, Monday to Friday.

Welcome to Mathletics

Identify objectives with your teachers. Contact your Mathletics Account Manager for support, guidance and to book your training.

Your Implementation Review

Gather feedback from teachers and students to evaluate if objectives have been met. You can discuss outcomes with your Mathletics Account Manager.

Your Health Check

Review your results to date, and plan future implementation of Mathletics within the school. Contact your Mathletics Account Manager for assistance.

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Mathletics Coordinator:

Mathletics Lead Teacher:

Mathletics Administrator:

Mathletics Implementation Plan

The Coordinatorwill become the main point of contact with Mathletics, and coordinate the program within the school.

The Administratorhas managerial access to the account.

STAGE ONE Introducing Mathletics to your school

This handbook contains all the resources you’ll need to get started.

STAGE TWOAchieve more with Mathletics

Discover the tools available for achieving better results with Mathletics.

STAGE THREEAdvanced implementation

Explore strategies for long term success with Mathletics in your school.

o Introducing the Student Center

o Introducing the Teacher Center

o Introducing the Parent Center

Introducing the Administration Center Reviewing usage Preparing for the new academic year

o Teaching using the Teacher Toolkit

o Personalising learning with Course Creator

o Improving results with Results Manager

o Holding your own Mathletics Challenge

o Preparing for student transition

o Mathletics within your scheme of work

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Improving Engagement

Promoting Independent Learning

Integrating ICT into Math Teaching

Improving Results

Mathletics Planning FrameworkThis framework can be used to help structure your Mathletics teacher training.

We suggest you begin by identifying your school’s objectives; you can then use the

grid below, and our quick start suggestions, to focus on the most relevant parts of the site.

Student Center Teacher Center

Face Maker

Live Mathletics

Curriculum Activities

Support Center

Reward Schemes

Problem Solving

Concept Search

Results Manager

Weekly Summary

Individual Reports

Teacher Toolkit

Instant Workbooks

Organize a students versus teachers Live Mathletics competition, or a Mathletics blitz

week where students collaborate to get their class onto the Hall of Fame.

Create a Mathletics display using Mathletics Avatars, maps and participation

Award a prize to the first class or individual to appear on the Hall of

Fame or to achieve a particular participation certificate.

For long term engagement, set work in Results Manager.

Share individual reports with parents and inform them about the

Parent Center to promote home usage.

Use Results Manager to design individual learning pathways.

Familiarize your class with new topics and develop strategies together

using the resources in your Teacher Toolkit.

Use Mathletics as part of a carousel learning activity.

Set work using Results Manager to encourage students to

focus on areas of weakness and to get rid of their red bars.

View Weekly Summary for a full breakdown of usage.

Ask students to explore the Problem Solving and My Games areas individually

then come together as a class to discuss strategies and thought processes.

Encourage your students to use the Something Harder

and Something Easier functions.

Map countries played against in Live Mathletics and investigate related cultures or

languages as part of a cross-curricular activity.

Introduce new terminology and explore ideas with your class using

the Concept Search.

Raise the profile of the points system by setting target dates to achieve bronze, silver and

gold participation certificates.

Ask students to repeat curriculum activities three times to consolidate learning.

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Introducing the Student Center

CollaborateMove students from concept mastery to higher order reasoning

Promote mathematical thinking by working on Problem Solving activities in pairs or groups.

Invite students to design their own problem for their peers to solve based around a mathematical concept they are currently practicing in Mathletics.

ImproveCelebrate individual and class progress

Students are driven to improve by collecting gold bars for achieving over 85% in an activity; make this a focus for the class.

Introducing a class gold bar progress chart and presentations or displays of Weekly Awards can be useful tools to inspire improvement.

PersonalizeGive students ownership of their learning environment

Set the challenge of saving credits for a particular Facemaker item to promote improvement.

Use the My Color and My Theme changes to find out more about your creative learners.

CompeteHelp students to improve mental math skills at their own pace

Prompt students to review their Live Mathletics results to identify operations they need to improve.

Introduce cross-curricular learning by investigating countries played in Live Mathletics.

ExploreInspire independence in learning

Suggest that students try to introduce new mathematical terms to their vocabulary in class. By investigating and interacting with related terms in the Concept Search, students will be able to make and explain connections.

Reward students who use their initiative to introduce brand new concepts.

PracticeEngage students in tackling math at an appropriate level

Develop approaches for working on more difficult calculations through the Support function.

Use the Something Easier and Something Harder activities to consolidate and extend the knowledge of each student.

Students sign into

www.mathletics.com

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Results Manager Group students for learning and deliver personalized pathways

Use the color coded indicators in Results Manager to determine strengths and weaknesses for individuals and the whole class. Use the data to take smaller groups aside for extra support.

Click in a cell or use the Action Bar to set Focus Activities according to results. Students will see the tasks you have set once you have used the Results Manager Settings to turn Focus Activities On.

RESULTS MANAGER KEY

Yellow cell = activity has been set

Result in blue = satisfactory result

Result in red = a student who would benefit from repeating an activity

Red speech bubble = cause for concern

Teacher Toolkit Engage and motivate a variety of learners

Focus on application skills and use Videos, Walkthroughs or Widgets to demonstrate that there may be more than one way to approach a problem. Use this as a platform for debate. A combination of different media will help engagement and support students in looking at math from a new perspective.

Instant Workbooks Integrate paper-based activities with ICT curriculum content

Where access to ICT facilities is limited, Mathletics online functions can be complemented by the Instant Workbooks. Use them as part of a carousel activity, where in-class computers can be used to practice concepts on Mathletics. Other stations might include a real world activity or case study as an opportunity for collaborative problem solving.

Class RollView and edit your class list and obtain sign in details.

Weekly SummaryPrint student certificates and view activity summaries.

Live Mathletics ReportView Live Mathletics results andSet Minimum Levels.

CourseManage course settings, view activities and guides.

Report GeneratorView and print summaries of students’ progress.

Introducing the Teacher Center

Teachers sign into

www.mathletics.com

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Adding a New Student

Click on School Roll

Click on Add to Student Roll

Add the new student details and click Add

Navigate back to Administration Center (top left)

Click on Mathletics Administration Center

Click on Mathletics Class Administration

Click on Update Class next to the class where you want to assign the student

Select the new student from the drop down box and click Add Student

Creating a New Class or Set

Click on Mathletics Administration Center

Click on Mathletics Class Administration

In the Add New Class box

Enter the details for your new class or sub-set, selecting the course you want them to follow

Click Add

Click on Update Class next to your new class or set

Select the student you want to move into the new class or set from the drop down box

Click Add Student

Repeat the last step for any other students you would like to follow the same course

School Roll Mathletics Administration Center

Mathletics Administration Center

Administrators sign into

www.mathletics.com

Introducing the Administration Center

Course CreatorCreate custom courses for your classes.

Add and remove activities from an existing curriculum course to better suit your students’ needs.

Create a brand new course of work to target specific students needs or school requirements.

Individual Student ResultsAccess individual activity results through each Student Center.

Live Mathletics ResultsAccess the Live Mathletics results for the whole school

Check which students are the top scorers at each level and in each year group Full Curriculum Class Results

Access all curriculum results via every Teacher Center.

Monitor progress and achievements of every mathletics class in the school.

Participation AwardsAccess all participation details via each Teacher Center.

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Dear Parent or GuardianYour child’s school is now using Mathletics as an important part of its math learning program. Your child will have 24 hour access to Mathletics through a unique username and password*. This means that students can work at their own pace, anywhere, anytime.

About Mathletics

Mathletics is a web-based learning program that integrates home and school learning via the internet; it is one of the world’s most used educational websites. As an online learning resource it is the next generation in learning, helping students enjoy math and achieve outstanding results.

Mathletics at Home

We recommend that you spend time looking at the program with your child so that you can gain the greatest understanding of how Mathletics will benefit his or her learning. As a parent or guardian, you can register for a Parent Center and sign up to receive Weekly Reports. These reports will provide you with details on your child’s progress and achievement.

Each student’s Mathletics account holds information relating to individual results and progress. Unfortunately, it is not possible to correct results or retrieve credits if the account has been accessed by someone else.

Welcome to the Mathletics Community!

*At 3P Learning we are committed to protecting the safety and security of our registered users

To register for your Mathletics Parent Center:

www.mathletics.com/parents

To access the Parent Center:

www.mathletics.com

Further information and guides on Mathletics can be found under the Help tab.

If you experience difficulty in loading the Mathletics website at home, please contact us on +1.866.387.9139 or usa@3plearning.com

Username:

Password:

Student Details

www.mathletics.com

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Frequently Asked Questions

How does the Hall of Fame work?

The Top 100 Students Hall of Fame is reset daily, and only points earned in this period will be counted. There is a countdown clock to check how much time is remaining at the top of the Hall of Fame. The points that the students see on their homepage is a weekly score, which is used for the

Top 50 Classes Hall of Fame and the weekly participation certificates.

Where can I find my class usernames and passwords?

You can access students’ usernames and passwords by signing in with your teacher user details and clicking on Class Admin then Class Roll.

What should we do if we’re having technical problems?

Most issues are quick and easy to resolve. The best course of action is to download a copy of the Mathletics Technical Guide, which is available on the homepage. If this doesn’t resolve your issue, report the problem to your Account Manager. Please send us a screenshot by pressing the Print Screen button on your keyboard while the problem is occurring, and paste this into an email so that the Technical Team can analyze the issue.

Can I purchase Mathletics for my own children?

Teachers can purchase a Mathletics home licence for their children at a significantly reduced price. This will be independent of your school licences. To set up an account for your child, sign into your Teacher Center and scroll down to the bottom of the screen. Click on the link in the box entitled Mathletics and Spellodrome Licenses for the Children of Teachers.

How do the certificates work?

Students are awarded a certificate for acquiring 1000 points in a week. They can only earn one certificate each week, even if they earn over 2000 points. Once they have collected five bronze certificates, they receive a silver award. A gold certificate is earned when they have collected four silver certificates.

What are the gold bars?

These are achieved by students when they score over 85% in curriculum activities, and are an excellent indicator of a solid understanding of a concept. The Gold Bar Status in the bottom right of the screen shows a student how many activities are available on their course and how many more gold bars they will need to earn to complete the curriculum.

How and why do students earn credits?

Credits are one of the Mathletics reward systems and are earned every time a student beats their own personal best score in a curriculum activity or in Live Mathletics. They can be spent in the virtual shop, which is accessible through the Face Maker by clicking on the money bag. Once a student has purchased an item, it will appear in the Face Maker under the relevant category.

How do we purchase more licences?

You can extend your subscription to include more students or year groups at any time during the year by contacting your Account Manager. We will contact you towards the end of your subscription to help you complete the renewal process.