I've always been someone who likes to try new things with my student. When when I heard about EduProtocols I had to learn more. I bought the book, The EduProtocol Field Guide Book 1 by Jon Corippo and Marlena Hebern, because hey, who doesn't need more books. As I read about the different Protocols, I realized that some of these strategies were familiar, but with a new twist. Others were totally new to me.
I started with the Fast & the Curious EduProtocol because... I HATE timed math tests! My oldest son was put in the "low" math class in 5th grade because he couldn't complete 100 facts in 3 minutes. Give him 6 minutes, no sweat. Unfortunately, at some point (definitely by the time my students get me in 7th grade) they need fluency in basic math facts. The problem is...how do we check for fluency vs. pure speed? Enter: The Fast & The Curious Protocol!
So I dove in and created a series of (generously) timed, self-graded math facts tests. I dubbed them "FAST ATTACKS". I started with the basics: Addition, subtraction, Multiplication & division. Then I added addition of integers including negatives, subtraction of integers etc... Then I moved on to basic conversions between fractions, decimals and percents. All of this within our district's LMS, CANVAS. (If you are a CANVAS user, I'm happy to share) No grading yeah!!! Immediate feedback Yeah!!!! Why hadn't I done this years ago????? Sometimes, you need to be inspired to get get out of your rut or to find a better solution to an ongoing issue.
Each "test" was repeated daily for 1 week, based on the Fast and Curious protocol. If I missed even 1 day, I saw slippage in the students scores. In fact, I skipped weeks if I knew that daily repetition was not possible. And now in 2nd semester, the retention is still high. I still need to create one more, reading an analogue clock. Ugh!
If you do not have access to CANVAS, try looking in Quizizz. Other teachers have created a lot of resources ready to use or modify.
#eduprotocols
I started with the Fast & the Curious EduProtocol because... I HATE timed math tests! My oldest son was put in the "low" math class in 5th grade because he couldn't complete 100 facts in 3 minutes. Give him 6 minutes, no sweat. Unfortunately, at some point (definitely by the time my students get me in 7th grade) they need fluency in basic math facts. The problem is...how do we check for fluency vs. pure speed? Enter: The Fast & The Curious Protocol!
So I dove in and created a series of (generously) timed, self-graded math facts tests. I dubbed them "FAST ATTACKS". I started with the basics: Addition, subtraction, Multiplication & division. Then I added addition of integers including negatives, subtraction of integers etc... Then I moved on to basic conversions between fractions, decimals and percents. All of this within our district's LMS, CANVAS. (If you are a CANVAS user, I'm happy to share) No grading yeah!!! Immediate feedback Yeah!!!! Why hadn't I done this years ago????? Sometimes, you need to be inspired to get get out of your rut or to find a better solution to an ongoing issue.
Each "test" was repeated daily for 1 week, based on the Fast and Curious protocol. If I missed even 1 day, I saw slippage in the students scores. In fact, I skipped weeks if I knew that daily repetition was not possible. And now in 2nd semester, the retention is still high. I still need to create one more, reading an analogue clock. Ugh!
If you do not have access to CANVAS, try looking in Quizizz. Other teachers have created a lot of resources ready to use or modify.
#eduprotocols