Another month, additional new features to help solve challenges you face! Thank you for allowing us to respond to your needs; we appreciate your interest in making ST Math the best it can be for your students’ learning.

• I really miss Progress as a metric. What can I do?
• What is 'Learner Velocity'?
• What happens when a student completes a grade level?
• Bonus: Let JiJi show you the highlights in this video!
• Bonus: Happy Holidays from JiJi

Q: I really miss Percent Progress as a metric.  What can I do?

Percent progress is back!  You can view progress by clicking on your class and changing 'Show:' from 'Weekly' to 'Progress.'

Progress is a new metric that shows how much content a student has completed so far this year. To achieve 100% kids need to complete a number of puzzles based on their grade level.

• Pre Kindergarten: 750 puzzles
• Transitional Kindergarten: 1,000 puzzles
• Kindergarten and First Grade: 2,500 puzzles
• Grades 2-8: 3,000 puzzles

Q: What is 'Learner Velocity'?

Learner Velocity is a measure of how quickly students are moving through ST Math puzzles. Velocity is the number of puzzles completed in a given period of time divided by the number of minutes the student has spent on ST Math during that time period.

All students are different and there is no wrong learner velocity. Some students take their time to solve puzzles and others go quite quickly. Velocity can help you plan how much time your students will need to spend playing ST Math to hit their goals. For example, a student with a .67 learner velocity will take about two and a half hours to complete 100 puzzles while a student with a velocity of 1.1 will only take an hour and a half.

Q: What happens when a student completes a grade level?

When students complete their grade level curriculum the system will take them back to the first lesson in the journey for review and help solidify their learning. Since they completed those levels before, they won't earn extra puzzles for re-playing them, but they will earn minutes. 

To move a student to a new grade level, follow these steps.

Bonus Video: New Features for Current Users

Bonus: Happy Holidays from JiJi

Your next ‘Just in Time with JiJi’ will be emailed in January 2021 but we are here in the meantime to answer your questions.

December 1st - December 18th
We will be responding to emails and phone calls Monday through Friday from 5:00 am - 5:00 pm Pacific Time.

December 21st - January 1st
We will be closed for the holidays and will reopen again at 5 am Pacific Time on Monday, January 4th. If you have a question during that time, send an email to support@mindresearch.org and include your name, your district, your school, and what we can help you with. Expect a reply when we return on January 4th.

Have a wonderful holiday season!