This program is amazing!

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Community Review for Get More Math

Andrea W.
Andrea W.
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Get More Math is a spiraling program that helps all student grow throughout the school year. I have seen huge confident boosts in my students because they are able to practice concepts until they reach mastery. This program is amazing!

I absolutely love this teaching tool. Our 5th grade students completed over 222,000 extra math questions using this program. GMM allows teachers to turn on certain standards or TEKS as they teach concepts throughout the year. This program spirals learned concepts throughout the school year so students don't "forget" the things they learned at the beginning of the school year. As the end of the school year approached, we didn't have to go back and review old concepts. Everything was fresh as the day it was taught.
If students start to struggle with a question, they have a hand button they can push and this will go directly to the teachers computer. I am able to see the exact question the student is struggling with. I am able to send them a message directly to their screen or I can get up and go help them. While they are waiting, they can continue working on different questions. No just sitting and waiting on the teacher to show up...huge bonus.
Students are also able to earn points as they answer questions correctly. After earning points, they earn game credits that allow them to play a short game and then back to work they go. Teachers can limit the amount of game choices as well so students aren't wasting time. Students can only roll over three game credits a day. No collecting credits and then spending a day of playing games all class.
My math students had a huge success with GMM this past year. The 5th graders at my school had 61% mastery on the Texas STAAR this year. We were second highest in the district for mastery.
This program also allows you to differentiate. I am able to make different groups for students with different abilities. I had sped students that were working on the same program at their level. To everyone in the room, all students were working on the same thing. They had no idea that students around them were on lower or higher level concepts. ALL students are able to use this program and feel successful. Daily goals can be set as well. I would set an obtainable goal each day and as kids reached their goal, I would give them classroom cash.
My students enjoyed this program and I am over the moon that my PTO is willing to pay for it again this year.
I had a student that did not pass the 3rd or 4th grade STAAR test, but did pass the 5th grade STAAR. I think this program played a huge part in her success because she was able to practice skills over and over again until she became confident in her knowledge.

How I Use It

I used this program as a warm up to their day. Students would come in class and the first thing we did was 15 minutes of GMM. I was able to monitor the students as they worked and if they had questions, there was a hand button on the screen that would grab my attention.
I used this program to help with differentiation in my classroom. I was able to place students in groups that allowed them to work on their level.
I would absolutely tell everyone to use this product. It will work if you are willing to jump all in and trust the process. If you are excited about it as a teacher, the kids will love it. This helps make Math fun!

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Kristin K.
Kristin K. Westbrook Intermediate Friendswood, TX
June 12, 2020

GMM's personal attention is like no other program! They genuinely care about the success of students using their program and the satisfaction of their teachers!

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