MathFactLab DIY Professional Development Training Guide

This is a general-purpose guide for those introducing MathFactLab to faculty or colleagues. It is designed so that it can be used in a variety of settings, from large group to individual. The below tutorial videos can be used as a training-for-the-trainer or could be shown directly to those who will be using the program.

At each step below, you'll find a video tutorial along with a brief 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, teachers most likely will come away after watching these tutorials familiar with the tools that they will have at their disposal when implementing MathFactLab with their students.

MathFactLab is a strategy-based math fact program, helping children to build number sense as they develop a deep understanding of the basic math facts.

• The program has two learning modes: Addition/Subtraction & Multiplication/Division.
• In both learning mode, 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 instruction.

The below tutorial video discusses the following:

• 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

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

Our differentiation tutorial video covers the following topics:

• Adjusting Fluency rates
• Adjusting Whoopsies (Passing Requirements)
• Giving Level Lifter interviews
• Unlocking Level Lifters
• Advancing students manually
• Turning on/off the fingers trick

We do not have a tutorial video on MathFactLab's reporting tools, but you should find all the details you require in these two help docs:

• Reports
• Additional Reports available on School/District Accounts

Please note: Currently, not all of our reports are printable/downloadable. Making them so is high on our to-do list.

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