Lifting Off to Success with Frax

About the Workshop

Lifting Off to Success with Frax is designed to help teachers create a Frax implementation plan. Teachers will learn how to set goals and create strategies to help students meet the Frax requirements. The webinar will help teachers create a Math Culture in their classroom, encourage students’ success in fractions, and learn how to utilize Frax to its fullest potential in their classrooms. We will also discuss objectives, communication, and strategies one can use to meet classroom Frax goals. In addition, we will devote a large portion of the webinar to discussing unique engagement ideas. Lastly, we will review specific reports and discuss when to use them, how to use them, and how they relate to the engagement ideas discussed in the webinar. Participants will walk away with implementation planning ideas, a Frax recognition program, and tools to encourage students' efforts and achievements.

Participants 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

Workshop Agendas - Webinar

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Lesson Planning Resources

The Frax Plan: This document provides a comprehensive guide for implementing the Frax program in your classroom. It includes strategies for facilitating math talks, recognizing student achievements, and fostering a growth mindset. You'll find resources for tracking student progress, creating motivational displays, and utilizing the Teacher Dashboard for monitoring usage and reports.

Lifting Off to Success with Frax Lesson Planning Resources: This resource helps teachers use Frax effectively. It offers goal-setting strategies, lesson planning resources, and tools to help students meet Frax requirements. Additionally, it includes links to the ExploreLearning blog, educator resource hub, and virtual learning communities for further support and inspiration.

Lifting Off to Success Planning Document: Description: This planning document outlines the goals, strategies, and tools necessary for successful Frax implementation. It emphasizes the importance of building a positive math culture, encouraging student motivation, and effectively communicating with students throughout the year.

Frax Offline Resources: This overviews the different resources available to support a Frax implementation.

Workshop Resources

Lifting off to Success Discussion Questions: This document provides a set of discussion questions designed to help educators create an effective implementation plan for using Frax. It includes prompts for setting goals, strategies, and tools, as well as methods for motivating students and communicating with stakeholders. The questions guide teachers through planning their Frax usage, monitoring student progress, and fostering a positive math culture.

Frax Sector Self Monitoring Sheet Sector 1 and 2: This self-monitoring sheet is a tool for students to track their progress through Frax missions. It includes sections for daily reflections, recording challenging activities, and noting improvements. The sheet also incorporates Quick Checks for students to mark their completion or scores. This resource helps students develop self-awareness and perseverance as they work through the Frax program.

Everybody's Talking About Frax

“Frax is by far the best program I have seen for fractions. Even the kids who experience math challenges seem to ‘get’ fractions. Now, when any fraction related math comes up in our lessons, they all seem to know the correct answer!”

- Frax Teacher, Cloquet Independent School District 94, MN

"I use Frax in my classes. On our mid-year screener, my students outperformed the other 3rd grade classes that don’t use Frax. My two classes’ average point increase was double that of the other five classes."

- Frax Teacher, Liberty Hill Independent School District, TX

"My kids absolutely love Frax! Their abilities vary, but ALL my students feel success with Frax. They have a much better grasp on fractions overall and it has really made a difference in what we are able to do in class."

- Frax Teacher, Redwood Preparatory Charter School, CA

"My students are super sad that there are only 27 missions in Frax Sector 1. They are literally begging to do more fraction work! One student who usually struggles with math concepts completed all of the missions and is now getting A’s in math instead of C’s."

- Frax Teacher, Greenville Co School District, SC

"My students LOVE Frax! They now regularly say things like ‘Well I know that 1/4 + 1/4 = 1/2...’ or ‘I know that 3/6 = 1/2...’, which were not things they were saying before working on Frax. The improvement in their fraction fluency has been noticeable."

- Frax Teacher, Governor Wentworth Regional School District, NH