Eader Elementary

What Is ST Math (Mind Institute)?

ST Math+Music: K-5 combines a research-based music curriculum with the ST Math: K-5 instructional software. MIND's original research showed that music training improved spatial temporal reasoning, the cognitive skill used by the instructional software to teach and illustrate math principles. In combination, the music training and the instructional software have achieved dramatic gains in test scores. Music has a mathematical architecture, and as young students learn music, they are also learning the recognize patterns and symmetries, and experiences and hearing concepts of counting and fractions. (Retrieved from MIND Research Institute, 2011).

ST Math is synonymous with JiJi Math. Students are familiar with JiJi the penguin and often refer to the program as "JiJi."

Benefits of MIND Program:

Innovative visual approach teaches math concepts
Comprehensive courseware aligns to state standards
Increases state standardized test scores for students, classes, and schools
Game metaphor engages students who have struggled with conventional approaches in math and learning
Language-independent software lessons reduce the language barrier to learning math
Instructional design reaches students at every level of academic proficiency
Innovative games train students in multi-step problem-solving
Self-paced instructional software makes teaching easier and more productive

JIJI MATH HOMEWORK

Students have been using the ST Math Software program at Eader Elementary School. The students play visual math "games." Your student's teacher is now able to make selected games available for use from a computer with an internet connection at home. This added feature allows your child to play "JiJi Math" games at home. Games will only be accessible from home if the teacher assigns them as "homework."

Your student will access the program just as they do at school and, just as at school, they need to play and win the games themselves to get the math learning benefit. The games should not be shared by others in the home. Your student is used to the ST Math method, which involves solving often complex puzzles. They start at very simple levels, which gradually get more difficult. The ST Math Program is designed so that each student reaches a challenging level for them. They may get temporarily "stuck" at a level. This is normal, and the classroom teacher can monitor whether they are stuck for too long. when they reach a learning hurdle, they should try to reason their way to a solution. The software gives constant feedback to show why an answer is right or wrong.

Samples of Topics Covered in ST Math (JiJi):

Kindergarten: