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TransMath 1st Edition to 2nd Edition Comparison Overview TransMath is for middle school and high school students who are scoring two or more years below grade level in math on standardized tests. TransMath ™ is a skills-based curriculum that has been newly revised and enhanced in its Second Edition. It provides comprehensive skill building by targeting instruction to fewer topics, taught in greater depth. Across three levels, students are taught essential concepts, computational skills, and problem solving strategies through explicit, cumulative instruction and the use of engaging visual representations (dual topics). These concepts are taught in the order in which students need to learn them—from developing number sense to thinking algebraically. With the addition of the TransMath mBook Online Teacher Guide and Online Study Guide support teachers, students, and parents with animated instruction for concept building and an audio tutorial for every lesson. st nd

1 Edition

2 Edition

Global Changes Technology  Program Guide CD  Online flip book available

21 Units  Level 1 – 5 Units  Level 2 – 8 Units  Level 3 – 8 Units 100 lessons per level

Dual Topic Approach  Topic 1: Numbers Strand (Content Standards)  Topic 2: Application of Problem Solving Strand (Process Standards) Level  Whole Numbers and Number Theory Level 2  Rational Numbers Level 3  Addresses pre-algebra skills (Prepared to go into a pre-algebra class) No Glossary

Technology  TransMath mBook Teacher Edition access to digital teacher edition o Teacher online access to Building Number Concepts Click-Thru slideshow presentation  TransMath mBook Study Guide for students, access to digital student book o Student online access to concept explanation with Teacher-Talk Tutorials 28 Units  Level 1 – 9 Units  Level 2 – 9 Units  Level 3 – 10 Units 120 lessons per level  Overall, a total of 60 additional lessons to complete all prealgebra topics and an introduction to algebra Dual Topic Approach  Building Number Concepts  Problem Solving Strand Level 1  Whole Numbers and Number Theory  Addition and Subtraction of Fractions Level 2  Rational Numbers  Intro to prealgebra , Integers, and Variables Level 3  Complete pre-algebra skills  Intro to algebra (Will be prepared to go into an algebra class) Mapped Glossary to first introduction of term

TransMath 1st Edition to 2nd Edition Comparison Teacher Material Teacher Guide  Directions written below images of student pages

Teacher’s Guide  Explicit explanation in each of the 4 lesson parts o Warm-up o Guided Practice o Application o Homework

Student engagement strategies  Integrated throughout TE

Teacher Guide  Modified wrap around guide  Every lesson begins with an At-A-Glance lesson planner  Very concrete visual representation Teacher’s Guide  Explicit explanation of Concept Development Strand o Skills Maintenance o Teacher Modeling (using mBook, manipulatives, or board with transparencies) Implied “I DO”  First page of TE mBook can be projected and model moves when teacher clicks. o Teacher instruction and demonstrates skill with examples – Implied “WE DO” o Apply, student practices new skill in Interactive Text – Implied “YOU DO”  Repeat same process to explain of Problem Solving Strand Student engagement strategies  Specified at different lessons o Think Tank – to promote whole class discussion and team sharing to class o Pair Share – Two students discuss an concept/problem and one of the students shares the results o Look about – Individual work using a white board or paper, each student works a problem then holds up answer for teacher spot check (other students are free to compare answers) o Think-Think – Individual work, all students work problem then one student is chosen randomly to share his/her answer

Assessment Foundations skills assessment  3 entry points  Paper pencil Some form of assessment every 10 lessons

Foundations skills assessment  Paper pencil or online TOLA with instant feedback  3 entry points Quiz every 5 lessons

1 unit assessment

2 different forms of unit assessments

2 performance-based assessment per unit

2 types of performance-based assessments per unit (multiple choice and open ended questions)  To prepare for high stakes assessments

TransMath 1st Edition to 2nd Edition Comparison Student Material Student Book  Hard bound  Text heavy Technology  Online flip book available

Homework  Available in book  On Program Guide CD  Homework assignment: Hard copy turned into teacher next day Homework configuration  Divided into 3 to 5 Parts  Covers basic computational practice, review of prior concepts, practice new concepts and skills

Supplemental Material  A separate purchased component

Generalized Index

Student Book  Hard bound  Text very engaging, student will want to “flip” to the next page  Text grade appropriate and student friendly Technology  TransMath mBook Study Guide available online, access to digital student book, anytime, anywhere o Student online access to concept explanation with oral explanations Homework  Reinforce newly learned and Distributed Practice of previously learned skills  Available in Student Text  Available online in Student mBook Homework configuration  Divided into 3 to 5 Activities  Covers review of prior concepts, practice of new concepts and skills, generally last activity Labeled Distributive Practice for computational practice Online Interactive Reinforcement o 15 multiple choice supplemental questions for additional review after each quiz o Provides immediate feedback to student’s answers Supplemental Material  Available online mBook o Student can view and click through the first page of each lesson to review the lesson with an optional voice over  Online Interactive Reinforcement o 15 multiple choice supplemental questions for additional review after each quiz o Provides immediate feedback to student’s answers Index points to specific examples/references to each term