MathFactLab DIY Video-Based Professional Development Guide

This is a general-purpose guide for teachers, interventionists, tutors, coaches and administrators. It is designed to be used in a variety of settings, from large-group to individual.

The tutorial videos below can be used as a training-for-the-trainer or could be shown directly to those who will be using the program.

With each step, you'll find a video tutorial along with a summary of its contents. Most steps will also provide links for further reading.

Watching the tutorials will take about 20-25 minutes in total. While not all specific details will be remembered, educators most likely will come away familiar with the tools that they will have at their disposal when implementing MathFactLab with their students.

MathFactLab is a strategy-based math fact fluency program designed to help children develop a deep understanding of the basic math facts.

• The program has two learning modes: Addition/Subtraction & Multiplication/Division.
• In both learning modes, students work through a series of levels.
• Students practice the basic math facts with a variety of models: number lines, ten frames, rekenreks, bar diagrams, dice, dominoes, dots, area models, and arrays of objects.
• Through repeated application of multiple strategies, students develop fluency and (in most cases) automaticity with all the basic math facts.
• The program was designed by a fifth-grade teacher following the guidance of current research on math fact fluency development.

The below video goes into further detail about the placement test, covering the following topics:

• Purpose of the placement test
• The warm-up
• The first operation's assessment (addition or multiplication)
• The second operation's assessment (subtraction or division)
• Student placement
• Overriding placement test results
• Understanding the student welcome screen

This tutorial video covers the following topics:

• The student dashboard
• Student practice activities
• Requirements for unlocking the Level Lifter
• Level Lifter assessments
• Student Level Lifter reports
• Requirements if students do not initially pass the Level Lifter

The following tutorial video discusses:

• Learning modes
• The levels of the program and how to see them
• Getting familiar with the teacher dashboard
• Logging in options for students and login cards
• Placement tests
• Editing student settings - both for groups and individuals
• Teaching Tools: How to use MathFactLab for direct instruction

Our differentiation tutorial video covers the following topics:

• Adjusting the required fluency rate
• Changing the Passing Percentage for Level Lifter assessments
• Giving Level Lifter interviews
• Unlocking Level Lifters
• Advancing Students Manually
• Hiding Strategies/Activities
• Hiding Hints
• Text-to-Speech
• Student experience language selection

MathFactLab has several reporting tools to help you monitor student progress. You will find all the details you require in our Reports help doc.

The interactive demonstration below will be more effective in full-screen mode. Click on the 'Open in full screen' icon in the top right corner.

This two-part student introduction tutorial covers the following topics:

• Why working on math facts will be helpful
• Logging in
• The introductory text
• The placement test
• Student progress tables
• Student dashboards
• Practice activities
• Level Lifters