1. DAILY MATH SKILLSDMS OBJECTIVES Determine the purpose of DMS Plan for implementation of DMS at our school Understand how DMS will look in the classroom

2. PURPOSE • Increase student achievement and confidence in Math • Student focus shifts to problem solving rather than basic facts • More students exceed the AIMS

3. IN THE CLASSROOM • EACH DAY FOR 20 MINUTES • SCHOOL WIDE AT THE SAME TIME • PRACTICE, ASSESS, CORRECT, RECORD • STUDENTS MOVE ON TO THE NEXT PROBE ONCE CLASS MASTERY IS MET

4. MATERIALS NEEDED • Probes • Answer keys • Student progress chart • Coach cards for each teacher • Flash cards for each class • Timer for each class

5. CLASS PROCEDURE • Teacher reads instructions from coach card • Students practice in pairs with flashcards or with practice sets, depending on which skill is being covered; Focus is accuracy (6 minutes) • Students individually take probe; Focus is speed and accuracy (2 minutes)

6. CLASS PROCEDURES • Students score papers (3 minutes) • Students rework problems they missed (1 minute) • Scores are recorded in weekly progress chart (2 minutes)

7. NEXT STEPS • DMS will be implemented one grade level at a time • Training will be provided on Wednesday per team • Implementation will begin the following week for each trained team • Implementation schedule will be as follows: Third, Fourth, Fifth, Second, First, Kindergarten