Mathletics is a captivating learning space which provides students with all the tools they need to be engaged and successful learners, both in the classroom and beyond. Mathletics supports and caters to a blend of student-driven learning and teacher-led instruction. The intuitive Teacher Console is designed to save valuable time and help teachers target the diverse needs of their classroom. This guide is designed for teachers and educators using the Mathletics Teacher Console.
CONTENTS i Getting Started 0 ii Classes 0 iii Courses 05 iv Tests 07 v Assign 09 vi Results vii Reporting 4
Getting Started On the Mathletics homepage, click Enter your username and password to sign in to the Mathletics Teacher Console. With Single Sign On capabilities, users can choose an option to link a Mathletics account to a range of providers such as Google or Office 65 for simpler, faster access. You will be presented with the choice to use the new Mathletics Teacher Console, or proceed to the original console. This guide is for the new Teacher Console. The guide for the existing interface is available HERE.
HOME Once you click Explore the new Mathletics, you will enter the HOME page of the Teacher Console. Here, you will find user support and tutorial videos. The welcome video is an overview of the functions and features available in the Teacher Console. The following videos provide step-by-step instruction for each of the modules: Classes Courses and tests Assign Results Reporting At any time, you can use the blue switch to old Mathletics button located in the top right of the screen to switch to the original console. Switch to old Mathletics
Classes In the CLASSES module, you have a range of options to help you manage your class. Class and Group Management: create, edit and delete groups. Student Management: move students between groups. Sign-in cards: download and print student usernames and passwords. When your class is first created, all of your students will appear in the default group. To add a new group: Click Add a group Name your new group. This name is not visible to students. Confirm the name by clicking the green tick icon. Each class can have up to groups.
Classes Once your group has been created, you will have the option to: Manage students Move students from your default group to the new group using the simple drag-anddrop function. You can use the undo button at the bottom of the page to place a student back into their original group. Hint: to drag and drop click To move students out of a group, go to Student Management and select the group you want to move them to. Change course Your students have been set to the default Mathletics course, according to their grade level and country. To change this course: Select your new group in Class and Group Management. Click the change course button. Select a country, grade and course, and confirm your selection. Select from Mathletics courses as well as custom courses that have been created within your school. Once your group is assigned a course, the course itself can be modified in the Courses area of your console. At any time, you can rename your groups, manage students, change courses and delete groups. Printing student sign in details 4 In Classes, select print sign-in cards. Choose the class and/or group. Download and open the PDF. Print cards. 4
Courses In the Courses module, you can access Mathletics courses aligned to curricula in different countries. Create your own Authored courses by modifying existing courses to meet the needs of your students. In My Courses, you can view all your courses, manage the content visible to students and locate an existing course to use as a template. Courses I am using are courses you have set for groups or individual students in your class. Authored courses are courses you have modified and saved as your own. Viewing a course Select a course from the list. Click View course to view all topics and corresponding activities. When viewing a course, topics are listed on the left. When a topic is selected, the activities appear on the right. 4 Click Something easier to view prerequisite activities available for that topic. 5 You can preview activities and view the corresponding teacher guide. Show/hide content You can show or hide specific topics for each group of students. Select a course from the list. Click Show/hide course content You can hide each topic by clicking the show/hide icon. When you hide a topic it will not appear on the student console. 4 Remember to save your changes. 5
Courses Creating an Authored course Create a copy of a Mathletics course and become the author with the ability to modify topics and reorder activities. Select the course you want to use as a template. Click Use this course as a template 4 Name your course. Select grade(s) for this course and confirm. Multiple year selection must be consecutive. Your course copy has been saved and will appear under Authored courses and School courses. You can: Reorder topics and activities Delete whole topics or activities Edit topic names Add topics and activities from other courses Click Add topic/activity to browse a list of available courses. 4 Use drag and drop to add and reorder topics and activities. You will be warned when there is a duplication within your topic. Remember to save your changes. View/Copy Courses is where you view the suite of courses available. You can view the course content for both Mathletics courses and School courses. Mathletics courses are curriculum aligned and created by Mathletics. To view these courses, select your country and grade. School courses have been modified and shared within your school. View these courses by grade. Click to select a course you wish to copy and use as a template. From here, follow the steps to name and modify your template. To assign a course to a group, go to Class and Group Management in the Classes module of your Teacher Console. If you plan to modify the Mathletics or School course that you are using throughout the school year, you should first copy it to your Authored courses, modify it, then set it to your students, to assure there is no disruption to student results. 6
Tests The Tests module is designed to reduce the amount of time spent managing the administration of assessments. Mathletics Tests are a hugely powerful tool to assess student performance, diagnose areas of improvement and then set targeted activities to address them directly from within Mathletics. The Mathletics Assessment library includes purpose-built assessments aligned to a wide range of state, provincial, national and international mathematics curricula, along with an array of external Government tests. The main control panel for teachers has three main areas: Schedule, Manage and Results. Scheduling a test 4 Click the Schedule area and use the search functionality or the filters to find and select your required assessment. If you wish, you can also Preview the questions in any assessment before assigning it to confirm their suitability When you re ready to assign the assessment, click Schedule. Select the students you d like to complete the assessment, along with setting your preferred timeframe and duration for the test. The next time your students log in to Mathletics within your specified timeframe, they will automatically be directed to complete the assessment. 7
Tests Managing a test You can monitor, edit or cancel any scheduled or in progress assessment in the Manage area of your teacher interface. Click the Edit button to change the start or end date of the assessment. Use the check boxes to cancel the assessment for one, several or all students. Reviewing Results In the Results area, you can see a summary of all assessments that have been completed by your students, including a class average for each assessment. By clicking view results you can dig further into class and student results data. The results are shown by student and by question. To view in more detail, click an individual student s name. This will display the student s answers to each question. 4 Click the tab to view Results by Question. This will display a full breakdown of results for the student by curriculum outcome, expectation or standard. Results Results by Question 5 6 Mathletics suggests specific targeted curriculum activities to help address the areas of weakness highlighted by the assessment. This gives you the ability to simultaneously diagnose student skills gaps and tailor their learning accordingly. Click Assign on the related activities and they will be assigned to that student instantly. They will receive an automatic pop-up notification on screen the next time they sign in. 8
Assign In the Assign module, plan ahead by assigning activities to your class, groups and individual students. You can schedule activities to start now or in the future. You can see results for assigned activities and quickly reassign. Assigning activities Select the class and group you wish to assign a task to. To assign an activity to your whole group, click the button next to the activity name. To assign activities to individual students, select activities one by one. To assign all activities in a topic to a student, select the button in the topic bar under their name. To confirm your activity selection, click Assign 4 Select a start date, and a due date (optional). Once activities are assigned, students will be locked out of all other areas of their console including Live Mathletics until these activities are completed. To turn this function off, switch the toggle to No. Click the activity name to preview the content or to view a teacher guide Viewing results and reassigning activities Click Show Assignresults and reassign to view available results. The results available icon will reveal the students results as a percentage. Quickly reassign activities by selecting the students scores and clicking Assign/Reassign The total number of activities assigned to each student is displayed below the student s name. 9
Assign Icons are used to keep track of assigned activities: If the circle is blank, the activity is available to be assigned. The check mark shows an activity is assigned to start in the future. At this stage, you can modify the date, or unassign it. The In Progress icon represents an activity that is currently active within the set date and time. You can still modify the due date of this assignment but you can no longer unassign it. The Past Due date icon identifies an activity that has not been completed and is overdue. If an assignment is past due, you have the option to end the activity and mark it Not Attempted. Alternatively, you can extend the due date and the activity will remain assigned. The Results Available icon shows that the student has completed an assigned activity. Clicking show results and reassign will display these results. Click Show dates to view the start and due date for your assigned activities.
Results In the Results module, you have a powerful set of diagnostic tools that help you to immediately see which students understand a mathematics concept and which students still need support. Recent results is a snapshot of your students strengths and weaknesses, based on the 0 most recently completed activities. You can view all activity results, or use the filter to display only the results of activities you have assigned or only results of activities that students have completed voluntarily. To view activity results within each percentage band, click the numbered circle. Follow the prompts to choose a start and due date (optional). You can reassign the activity by selecting students and Reassign clicking Reassign.
Results The scores for each activity are divided into percentage bands: 0-5% 0 to out of 0 questions correct 66-85% 7 to 8 out of 0 questions correct 6-49% to 4 out of 0 questions correct 86-00% 9 to 0 out of 0 questions correct 50-65% 5 to 6 out of 0 questions correct Assigned activity has not been attempted In Results by student you can view each student s strengths and weaknesses as they progress through the course. If you have multiple groups, select the group of students you wish to view. View results for all activities, assigned activities or activities that students have completed voluntarily. For a particular student, click on the percentage band to view the activity results that fall within that band. From here, you can select and reassign to assist the student to improve their results.
Results In Results by activity you can track how your class is progressing across the course within topics and activities. At a topic level, you can view the total number of completed activities in each percentage band. Expand the topic to show how many students completed each activity and the percentage band of their results. Click on a circle to view students in that percentage band. You ll have the option to reassign the activity to one or all students. Within an activity result, use the traffic light system to navigate between students results across percentage bands.
Reporting The Reporting module gives you instant visibility of student achievement and improvement. You can accurately track and measure student improvement across the school year or within a specific date range. Use the menu options to select a class or group. View all student results for the school year. The results displayed represent all work completed by the students, assigned and voluntary. The box plots allow for comparison of student achievement across topics. Filter the date range by clicking the calendar icon. You can filter the report by latest, first or highest results. Latest results 4 Hover over each box plot to view the highest result, lowest result, median and the upper and lower quartiles. These values divide the group into four equal-sized sections. Box plot breakdown Lower 5% of student results Middle 50% of student results Upper 5% of student results Lowest result Lower quartile Middle result Upper quartile Highest result 4
Reporting 5 Click a box plot and scroll down to view your students average results for that topic. Student results are arranged in order of achievement. 6 To see details of activity results, click on individual students or select all students, then select See results. For each student selected, you will see a breakdown of their activity results, displaying the percentage improvement between their first and latest attempts. You can also filter the improvement column by highest vs latest or first vs highest attempts. To export student data to a spreadsheet click Export as CSV Teachers can easily identify student progress, informing next steps to target their individual learning needs. To review the reporting for another topic, simply return to the box plots and select the next topic. 5
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