ALEKS Parent Night Presentation

1. Blackford Jr/Sr High School
Math Department

2. Top 10 Reasons for Blended Learning :
1) Students work at their own pace
2) Save time
3) Spend less time grading
4) Spend more time in class doing what
they love
5) Increase one-on-one interactions with
students

3. Top 10 (continued):
6) Provides opportunities for students to practice
standardized exams online
7) Facilitates group work that works
8) Teachers & schools communicate more
effectively with all students
9) Build community and relationships
10) Students have fun and are more successful
Tucker, Catlin. Blended Learning and Technology in the Classroom. January 3, 2012.
http://catlintucker.com/2012/01/top-10-reasons-that-blended-learning-is-worth-the-hype/

4. What is ALEKS?
http://www.aleks.com/about_aleks/overview#
 ALEKS only lets your student learn what he or
she is ready to learn!
 ALEKS reassesses your student after every 20
topics or 5 hours, whichever comes LAST
 ALEKS ensures that your student masters the
material

5. What is required of the students?
 Students may work from ANYWHERE, as long
as they have an internet connection
 Daily goal = 3 topics (5 topics or more gets a star)
 Weekly goal = 15 topics
 Semester goal = 85% of course topics
 Year-long goal = course completion and pass the
Algebra ECA

6. Essential Reports for Parents
 Time and Topic

8. Students must master AT LEAST 15 topics per week

9. Teacher Reports: Time & Topic

10. Pie Mastery Report – Must be at 85%
to get Course Credit

11. Progress Assessment Report
(Blue Bar to Blue Bar is what to examine)

12. Small Group Lessons
 Teachers have a “Ready to Learn” tile on their
ALEKS screen

13. Small Group Lessons (continued)
 We create mini-lessons based on those topics
that groups of students are ready to learn
 Students are sent an email letting them know
when they have a small group lesson
 Small group lessons are done 2-3 times per
week

14. Grading for ALEKS – Algebra 1
40% ALEKS Assessments (10 points per
assessment)
35% MyPie Progress (weekly topics mastered, 15
points per week)
15% Interactive Notebook (1 point per day
completed)
10% Acuity & EPAS Assessments
**NOTE: Regardless of the grade in PowerSchool, students who have
not completed 85% progress in their ALEKS course will receive an
Incomplete on their report card until they reach that 85% goal.

15. Grading for ALEKS – Geometry/Algebra 2
45% ALEKS Assessments (10 points per
assessment)
40% MyPie Progress (weekly topics mastered, 15
points per week)
15% Interactive Notebook (1 point per day
completed)
**NOTE: Regardless of the grade in PowerSchool, students who have
not completed 85% progress in their ALEKS course will receive an
Incomplete on their report card until they reach that 85% goal.