Professional Development

Introduction to Frax

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In the webinar, teachers will:

• Understand the importance of students having conceptual understanding of fractions
• Understand the difference between traditional and Frax pedagogical approaches and how to support students using Frax
• Learn to create classes, add students, and manage student assignments
• Review group and individual reports showing usage and progress

Introduction to Reflex and Frax

Find out how Frax and Reflex work, how to get students up and running in the system, and how to support students as they gain fluency with facts and conceptual understanding of fractions.

In the webinar, teachers will:

• Understand the importance of math fact fluency on future math achievement
• Identify the three different phases of a typical Reflex session and what is the importance of each
• Understand the importance of gaining conceptual understanding of fractions
• Identify the differences between traditional and Frax pedagogical approaches and how to support students using Frax
• Learn to create classes, add students, and manage student assignments within Reflex and Frax
• Review group and individual reports showing usage and progress through Reflex and Frax

Taking Frax Offline

Dig deeper into the offline resources that support student learning with Frax – the Teacher Guide, Mission Debrief Questions and Captain’s Checkpoints.

In the webinar, teachers will:

• Understand the use of the Teacher Guide, Mission Debrief Questions and Captain’s Checkpoints
• Review each section of the Teacher Guide to prepare themselves for supporting students during the missions
• Learn to guide students as they process their learning and verbalize their thinking
• Experience two Captain’s Checkpoints from a student’s perspective
• Understand how to utilize Captain’s Checkpoints to reinforce student learning and application of fraction knowledge

Preparing to Launch with Frax

Learn the administrative side of Frax and how to support students and teachers to ensure a successful Frax implementation.

In the webinar, admins will:

•  Explore reports for teachers, administrators, and students
•  Use the reports to examine the correlation between high usage and high growth
•  Get ideas for incentive programs that encourage all students to be successful