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Week Six
Week Two



Week One
This week students were getting acclimated to the platform and all the different resources it provides. Students practiced for the first 15 minutes of every math session and were grouped based on their age groups, so for high school, they were practicing 9th - 12th grade skills, and for middle school, they were practicing 4th - 8th grade skills to include fact practice, and elementary was practicing K - 5th skills. Each practice is adaptive, so if the program recognizes that students are not on that particular grade level, it will adjust to meet their needs.




Please click on the slideshow below to view the first week of student progress using Front Row.
STUDENT REPORTS FROM FRONT ROW
Each week Front Row populates different types of reports for teachers to see how they can better assist students. Below are some reports for week one, two, three, and six to show the progression of learning.




Comparisons
Week one data shows how transition (1 middle school student) and primary (5 elementary students) did when they first began using Front Row. Week six shows the same 6 total students and their scores.
Using Front Row, students have been able to practice math topics that they needed assistance with. By doing so, they were able to move their scores up from "Poor" to "Okay" and "Okay" to "Good."
All of the students showed progress and are either approaching proficiency for specific concepts or are at proficiency.
Week One
Week Six
Week Three


This image and the next shows how students progress by practicing throughout the week.


Reflection
Based on the data shown, providing access to Front Row was a valuable opportunity for all students, including the older students in high school. In many schools, it is easy for concepts not to be entirely mastered before moving onto the next idea and this is also the case for smaller schools such as Ampersand, where there is only one teacher teaching kids on three to five different grade levels within one class. Front Row has proved to be an essential tool for both the students, who are getting targeted and adaptive practice on their level, and for the teacher who can now have a reporting tool that will help her provide small group and intensive instruction where it is needed. Had I not brought this program to Ampersand, the first grader would have continued learning geometry on third-grade levels and would not have had targeted instruction on kindergarten and first-grade skills, such as base ten. This program helps ensure that students are learning critical concepts needed for their future success in mathematical concepts and critical thinking.
By using this program for a total of six weeks, the math/science teacher decided to make it a part of the student's participation grade and to have them work on it four days a week for twenty minute periods. This time allotment increases their differentiation from zero at the beginning of the school year to an hour and twenty minutes every week. Some students are also taking advantage of this free tool at home as well. It does not replace a teacher working one on one with the students, but it does drastically help students and the teacher figure out what their strengths are and areas for improvement.