Core Curriculum™

by MidSchoolMath

A multi-dimensional growth-mindset curriculum

A district-level subscription to Core Curriculum includes everything MidSchool Math has developed over the last 15 years, accessed through a fully integrated online learning management system. Each 5-8 grade lesson is anchored around a memorable scripted narrative with unique characters.

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Greater learning effects come not just from what, but how we teach.

Core Curriculum™ is based on 5 growth-mindset principles that are designed to:

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Break through fixed mindsets

The foundational belief that all students can learn math, that there isn't a 'math brain, is the foremost realization for every teacher, student, and administrator.

Encourage student collaboration

Adding 'class discussion' to a lesson makes it 2.2 times as effective as typical instruction. We make it a central part of the curriculum.

Increase mathematics recall with story

Cognitive scientists have found that story makes mathematics not only more comprehensible but adds months of recall to learning of concepts.

Light up the brain with visuals

From counting fingers to complex graphs, our brains are wired to think visually in mathematics, and mathematical visuals 'light-up' thinking in the mind.

Allow students to fail safely

In gold-standard studies, productive failure before instruction outperforms traditional methods of instruction first.

Core Curriculum™ receives the highest scores possible on the latest criteria on EdReports. Read the report

14/14

Focus &
Coherence

18/18

Rigor & Mathematical
Practices

27/27

Usability

The Math Simulator™

As the flagship component of Core Curriculum™, students are introduced to the lesson with with a 3-part film series. With classroom discussion resulting in the highest effect sizes in learning, nothing will encourage your students to talk math more than film, with live actors, where the math makes sense in context. Throughout the week, students will return to this story to enhance recall of the math.

Watch an Immersion!

Immersion

Every lesson starts
with a story and
a question

Data & Computation

Data is suspended until
students grapple with
need-to-know

Resolution

Math is solved
in context to the
story

Core Curriculum™ is rated ESSA Tier 1

Developed with support from:

Simulation Trainer

Modeled on research from real flight simulators, the Simulation Trainer taps into one of the most powerful pedagogies possible. Like a flight simulator, a "sim" trainer contextualizes math in a coherent scenario that allows students to experience how the input (math answer) is directly related to the outcome. And it works. On randomized controlled trials supported by the National Science Foundation, the Simulation Trainer elicited learning effects 3 times greater than typical interventions.1

1. Cooney, J.B., Laidlaw, J. (2019) A curriculum structure with potential for higher than average gains in middle school math

Teacher Instruction

Guide your students through a PowerPoint version of a lesson, or play the video version with MidSchoolMath Instructor, Ryen Jackson. In the classroom or remotely, our Teacher Instruction product offers a versatile tool for providing clear visual explanations for each math standard, grades 5 to 8. Both versions are available in Spanish.

PowerPoint version for
synchronous teaching

Practice Printable and
Student Workbooks

With every math problem created by a team of teachers with years of classroom experience, the Practice Printable creates an opportunity for students to engage with every math concept from grades 5 to 8. While all materials can be printed for classroom use, high quality color student workbooks and teacher guides are available.

Every Practice Printable includes a Worked Example video in which a student solves one of the problems and provides explanation and reasoning.

Clicker Quiz

Nothing works better than a quick whole-class Clicker Quiz to check in with students prior to wrapping up a lesson. This low-stakes test-comprised of six multiple choice math problems gives a teacher real-time evaluation data to ensure the class is ready to move to the next standard. Not to mention, the Clicker Quiz itself is a learning tool that enhances long-term recall of concepts.

Test Trainer Pro

The mantra for Test Trainer Pro, 'low dose, high consistency' and the simplicity of the system means that each day, students have a routine of practice that builds fluency and creates ease of use for teachers. Test Trainer Pro adapts based on proficiency-students work at their own ability level, while teachers and administrators receive real-time data about their progress. It also includes the option for students to work with elementary core skills or concepts from Algebra I.

Students are able to see their growth in every domain throughout the year.

Milestone Assessments

We automated monitoring of pre-test to post-test learning gains for each Milestone Assessment, because it's about seeing growth, not just a score. And we automated recommendations for follow-up too, making the game plan for improvement a little bit easier. Every assessment is editable to meet the needs of individual classes.

Progress Monitoring

Keeping track of students has never been easier. Drill down to a single assignment to see specific work, or view the aggregate proficiency scores across an entire school or district. Many assignments even have real-time updates that work in remote learning, or allow for teachers to share student work in class.