This app makes it easier to differentiate instruction in your classroom.
Community Review for Freckle
My Take
When trying to individualize instruction for 30 students, I often am overwhelmed by how to meet each child's learning needs. Front Row provides me with a free teacher dashboard that can be used to get an at-a-glance view of which of my students are struggling and which have already achieved mastery of certain math concepts. I use this information to form targeted instructional groups and assign individual math practice. I have even given Front Row work as optional homework for students to do at home with our classroom code. The parents and students love it!
How I Use It
This app helps me differentiate instruction for my students. I have the students log in using my classroom code. After taking a short pre-test that determines the proficiency level of each student, they use this adaptive program in the math domain I have chosen. The students like using the on-line manipulatives to help show their thinking for different problems. I use the teacher dash board to monitor student progress and gather data to help me decide how to group students for small group instruction. While the class uses the program, I spend time with small groups to teach or re-teach a math concept that Front Row indicates some students are struggling with. As an incentive, students earn coins in their piggy banks that can be spent on piggy accessories.