Measure! Everything! vs DREME Math Classroom Observer

The best way for young children to learn math is through hands-on fun! Measure! Everything! uses augmented reality (AR) technology that brings 3D animals and objects to life in their homes, backyards, or wherever they are! Just pick a favorite animal or object—from pandas to dinosaurs to apples and so much more—and line them up to measure anything and everything around you. Or, take your whole family on an exciting guided “math adventure” and explore the math around your house or in your neighborhood—earning rewards along the way! The Measure! Everything! app offers • Math learning opportunities to kids, anywhere they are • Adventures-based math exploration that gets kids up and out and beyond the screen to play • Talk prompts to help grown-ups have math conversations with kids • Help for showing kids that math is exciting, relevant, and everywhere! MathTalk was created in 2015 to help young children, particularly those from economically distressed communities, develop positive math identities by creating regular opportunities to discover and interact with math in their daily lives, wherever they are. Through delivery of unique resources, support, guidance, and interactive learning opportunities, MathTalk helps make it easy for parents and other adults in children's lives to regularly engage with them around math, together.

School leaders, teachers, and researchers agree that math is a building block for school and life. Rich early math opportunities are important to provide in classrooms. However, many school leaders feel like they lack the tools help coach teachers in early math. The DREME Math Observer is a classroom walkthrough tool for early math leaders to help fill this need in the field. It is currently being developed and tested in conjunction with researchers and practitioners to explore how it can support the important work of improving the quality of early math teaching and learning in classrooms.   Use the tool to: -Observe math practices that are aligned with your improvement goals -Summarize the main practices observed -Take photos of interesting moments or student work -Use app guiding questions to structure feedback session with teachers -Track trends and set goals -Export your data