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The following sessions can be delivered remotely using internet technology in one hour blocks or can be grouped together to provide a half day/one day on-site professional development day.

Preparing your Classroom AM029
It is important to be prepared for using the Accelerated Maths (AM) program and this session will not only give you an overview of what AM can do for your pupils, but will also suggest ways to ensure that worksheets and reports are used and stored correctly for a simple and effective implementation.

Renaissance Place AM030
For both new customers and those that are upgrading from our AM desktop version, this is the key coaching session to get you up and running. It will provide you with an introduction to your personalised Renaissance Place website. This session also walks you through the initial administration of your program and guides you through the process of setting up your school data in preparation for STAR Maths testing and AM use.

Understanding STAR Maths Assessments AM031
Now that your site is set up it is time for your pupils to take the new STAR Maths test. The focus will be on understanding the functions and how they work in relation to the AM program. Your Implementation Specialist will show you your school’s diagnostic reports and go through the data produced including the estimated National Curriculum Level for maths. You will also gain an understanding of how the adaptive branching technology makes this test a more
comfortable and efficient experience for pupils. By the end of the session you will be able to
administer the STAR Maths assessment and identify your pupils’ individual maths levels.

Understanding the basics of Accelerated Maths AM032
Following on from the session “Understanding STAR Maths Assessments”, this session will first help you analyse the results from the STAR Maths tests. Then your personal Implementation Specialist will help you use those results to create a scheme of work in AM for your pupils. By the end of this session you will understand how to choose objectives for your pupils to work on, be able to generate work on these objectives for the pupils and have an understanding of how AM marks them and provides feedback. We will also look at Home Connect which is a free service to parents allowing them to become more involved in their child’s education.

Managing your Classroom AM033
The key to a successful implementation of AM is the analysis and understanding of the data it provides. During this session you will be led through a review of your own pupils’ AM progress so far. We will also introduce you to a key reports called the Status of the Class
report which focuses on the most important data to monitor in order to assess pupil success in each class and helps you to differentiate instruction. This session also covers routines for pupils and teachers when testing to help keep your implementation running smoothly.

Diagnosing Pupils’ Data AM034
Following on from Managing Your Classroom, your coach will help you with analysing a
number of other AM reports available that allow you to track each pupil’s understanding of the work they have been assigned. Your Implementation Specialist will also show you how to
motivate your pupils by setting them targets and rewarding their mastery within the tests
available. This session will act as a final review of your training and we shall suggest ways to continue using AM.

Consolidated Reports AM035
Monitoring whole school progress is available at the touch of a button with AM and
Renaissance Place. This session provides training on how to construct, interpret and analyse Consolidated Reports that are available within the program. These reports clearly show both progress and status for all classes, teachers and pupils and can be customised to measure the value added by AM as well as the quality and quantity of the maths practice being achieved in your school.

Raising Standards through Regular Targeted Practice AM036
AM does not have to be used just alongside or in conjunction with daily or weekly maths
lessons; it can be used to target specific groups of pupils too. This session looks at the many functions of AM and how they can be utilised for targeting booster groups or after school clubs, to name but two. Your coach will show you how to set up these groups and how to use the various reports available to ensure pupils’ progression.

Introduction to STAR Maths and AM for New Staff AM037
If you have any staff new to AM, why not use this session to give them an overview of both the STAR Maths and Accelerated Maths software? Your Implementation Specialist will show how the two programs link together, how to administer each program separately and what to look for in the reports to ensure staff are brought up to speed quickly but informatively so they will be able to implement successfully in a classroom.

Introduction to STAR and AM for Managers AM038
If you have any members of Management who need a concise overview of AM, why not use this session to inform them of what the programmes can do? Your Implementation Specialist will demonstrate how the two programs link together, how each program works separately and what to look for in the reports available. By the end of this session you will be able to monitor the whole school’s progress in Maths.

MathsFacts in a Flash

Remote Coaching

Managing MathsFacts in a Flash AM040
This session will advise you on how MathsFacts in a Flash can help your pupils immediately and accurately recall maths problems and functions. Your Implementation Specialist will cover how to select levels for pupils to work on, how the pupils access and work within the school, how to generate simple worksheets for use in class and how to track each pupil’s understanding of what they are working on.

Reports and Home Connect for MathsFacts in a Flash AM041
If your pupils use MathsFacts in a Flash within school, why not learn how they can access the software and practise at home? Taking you through everything from setting up the Home Connect software, alerting parents and pupils to its availability and guiding them on how to use it, this session promises an introduction to this exciting program for members of staff, parents and pupils.

Don't forget to book your place on one of our ROAR events, especially for existing Renaissance Learning customers.

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