STEMscopes Math for New Mexico

We engage students in interactive, hands-on, relevant activities that build a deep understanding of mathematical concepts. Through intentional discourse, students strengthen their mathematical reasoning, use of mathematical vocabulary and concepts, and awareness of different perspectives on problem-solving. To empower students to think like mathematicians and to answer that familiar question, “Why do I have to learn math?!”, our program connects math skills with real-world scenarios and issues. Hands-on activities engage students’ imaginations and show them the relevance of math skills and concepts to the world they know.

All digital and printed student resources are available in Spanish and English. We go beyond mere translation to offer high-quality student Spanish materials. With a dedicated team of translators, linguistic experts, and bilingual education specialists, we provide transadapted materials to ensure accuracy and adhere to curriculum standards.

We believe that differentiation doesn’t have to be hard! We help all students achieve their learning goals with unique activities designed to meet them where they are—at the approaching, meets, and masters levels of content knowledge and skills. These activities are ideal for small-group workstations or individual practice. An advantage of our curriculum is that teachers can access grade levels below and above to help vary instruction as needed. You’ll find a list of pathways in each scope in our scaffolded instruction guide. Another key feature in our curriculum is that both intervention and extension (acceleration) activities are provided. The teacher can easily individualize their plans using the Scaffolded Instruction Guide located in each scope to guide instruction based on student data.

Our program integrates research-based strategies and tools to support emergent bilingual learners at various proficiency levels with an additive approach rooted in what students can do. Our program has various opportunities for emergent bilingual students to engage in authentic learning through multimodal communication, including scaffolds for students in the preproduction phase of their language acquisition journey.

Each student’s journey to acquiring a new language is unique. A common misconception is that language acquisition is linear. However, the process is continuous and open-ended, and it differs across language domains (listening, speaking, reading, and writing), depending on factors such as the context or situation with which the learner is engaging and how familiar the student is with the topic. The Proficiency Levels by Domain, found in the Teacher Toolbox, provides an overview of how students are applying language across different domains, as well as methods and tools that can be applied to provide support. The skills and strategies provided are meant to build on each other as students progress through the levels.

Our assessments ensure targeted instruction, empowering educators with valuable data to drive student success. With various diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments, teachers can evaluate student progress and mastery in meaningful ways, and students have opportunities to reflect on their learning.

All assessments can be printed or digitally assigned.

• Accessing Prior Knowledge
• Observation Checklist
• Show-And-Tell
• Exit Ticket
• Show What You Know
• Decide and Defend
• Skills Quiz
• Quick Check
• Mathematical Modeling Task
• Technology-Enhanced Questions
• Heat Map

Each lesson is intentionally designed to provide teachers and students with everything they need for engaging and meaningful math instruction and learning.

• Each lesson starts with a tailored Home section with planning essentials, including a daily lesson calendar, comprehensive standard analysis, and even letters for communicating with families.
• Our Engage activities kick off student learning by capturing students’ attention and making math approachable! Use these elements to pinpoint knowledge gaps and inform your instructional approach.
• Scaffolded, hands-on Explore activities are at the heart of each lesson. We know students learn best by doing, so we go beyond worksheets and memorization, providing opportunities to engage in rich mathematical discourse within real-world contexts.
• In the Explain section, students form authentic connections and apply their learning to various contexts. They deepen their understanding and build confidence as they master the lesson standards.
• Learning math requires a personalized approach. Each lesson’s Elaborate section offers various resources and activities to differentiate instruction and deepen understanding of diverse learners. This section is ideal for small group instruction, center and station activities, and independent practice.
• Assessments are intentionally integrated so that you can evaluate student progress and mastery. Collect data through assessments, along with student self-reflections and performance tasks.
• Provide targeted instruction and tackle conceptual misunderstandings head-on with intervention activities! Perfect for small-group, re-teaching, or test preparation, these dynamic resources are your go-to tools for transforming math challenges into triumphs in the classroom.
• Acceleration activities allow students to dive deeper into the content and its applications, enhancing their understanding and engagement. These enrichment activities are designed for all students, providing opportunities to explore advanced concepts and develop critical thinking skills.

Our system requests and stores minimal student data: username, password, school grade level, homeroom, and assignment grades.

We prioritize the safeguarding of your information by implementing comprehensive measures. When you submit information through our applications/platform, we employ multiple layers of protection to ensure the security of your data, both online and offline. We also utilize advanced encryption techniques and Certificate-Based authentication to shield your information from unauthorized access online. This ensures that any data transmitted between your device and our servers remains confidential and protected.

Offline, we store user data using state-of-the-art security technology, employing encryption measures to protect it at rest and in transit. While we strive to maintain your privacy and secure your information, it is essential to note that the security of information transmitted over personal Internet connections cannot be guaranteed.

Therefore, any information you disclose in this manner is done so at your own risk. Rest assured that access to the data you provide is strictly limited to a limited set of employees who require it to perform their job duties. These individuals undergo stringent screening processes and are trained on data privacy before being granted secure administrative rights to ensure the protection of your data.

Additionally, we store all data in AWS services, benefiting from AWS’s robust security features, like encryption at rest and key rotation. By employing these precautions, we aim to provide a secure environment for your information, but it’s important to acknowledge that no system is entirely immune to potential risks. We continuously monitor and update our security practices to adapt to emerging threats and maintain the highest data protection standards.

• Canvas
• Google Classroom
• Safari Montage
• Schoology
• ITS Learning

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• Kide Science™ PK-2
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• STEMscopes Streaming™ K-12
  STEMscopes Streaming, brought to you in partnership with BBC Learning, offers a full library of high-quality videos that bring STEM to life with behind-the-scenes photography, current events coverage, and integrated activities.
• STEMscopes DIVE-in Engineering™ 3-8
  Students deconstruct, imitate, vary, and explore a working prototype using our hands-on engineering program, built in partnership with the New York Hall of Science.