Revolution Math from Revolution Prep

At Revolution Math, we’re passionate about elementary mathematics education. This shows up in everything from our program design to how we hire and train our teachers. The Revolution Math program was launched in 2017, which allowed us to connect with teachers experienced in successfully leading Common Core elementary math in the classroom, and learn from schools and districts around the country. Based on this, we structured the “bones” of our math instruction and approach on the EngageNY framework, a highly respected and class-tested set of materials. Since we only work with students for an hour each week, we’ve selected key concepts and skill areas that are extensible across grade levels, and built our weekly curriculum accordingly.

In each Revolution Math session, students get to participate in guided instruction in a group of no more than 4, which allows our teachers to explore the concepts at hand. By asking questions of students, our teachers utilize varied representations and scaffolds to support the development of conceptual understanding. Each student receives a learning kit with manipulatives that are leveraged in these discussions, and they use the drawing tools in our online classroom to work questions out, draw diagrams, and deeply engage with the content. In addition to these instruction segments, students experience two interactive math games per session, which are not only a fun time- they provide ample opportunity for students to practice their skills and hone their automaticity.