Fractional Reasoning Screener (FRS) Essentials
Virtual or in-person, this session sets the vision and provides guidance for administering, scoring the screeners, and support for utilizing the results to help your school or district implement the Fractional Reasoning Screeners successfully.
Implementing the Forefront Fractional Reasoning Screeners (FRS) to have a positive impact requires thoughtful learning, collaboration, and coordination. This live, virtual or in-person 90-minute professional learning session is designed to equip teachers, school-based coaches, and instructional leaders with the knowledge and tools needed to administer, analyze and score, and use the results of the assessments with confidence.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the session, participants will be able to:
- Explain the purpose and design of the Fractional Reasoning Screeners
- Administer the assessments consistently and effectively
- Apply the scoring guidelines to evaluate student thinking
- Use Forefront to collect and organize student evidence
- Interpret the results to inform next steps in instruction and support student learning
Delivery & Duration
Virtual delivery of the live session is 90-minutes.
In-person training options can be crafted around your needs and durations vary. Contact us to discuss further.
Suggested Timings
Option 1: Before administration of the assessments. Teachers will learn everything they need to know in advance of administering the assessments.
Option 2: After the administration of the first formative assessment. In this option, teachers are given a brief overview of how to use the script to administer the assessment. Teachers then bring the completed assessments to the training to score collaboratively, enter data, and learn how to utilize the results for instruction.
Audience
This session is intended for teachers, instructional coaches, and school/district leaders. We cap participation for virtual sessions at 100 participants, but recommend groups of less than 40 participants per virtual session. Contact us if you would like to schedule multiple sessions for a larger group.
Facilitator
This training is led by David Woodward, the lead author of the Fractional Reasoning Screeners. With over 20 years of experience as a classroom teacher, district leader, and professional development facilitator, David brings deep expertise in mathematics instruction and assessment.
Pricing & Next Steps
Virtual delivery is priced at $1,500 per session.
In-person delivery is available and pricing can be provided for half-day, full-day, and multi-day packages for small to large teams. Contact us to request virtual delivery of this professional learning session or to develop a custom, in-person training package.
Want to learn at your own pace?
A free, self-paced online course will also be available to support your team’s learning and implementation.
