Technology Alert - Week of Feb. 19th

            A new online tool has been developed to help math teachers assess the numerical reasoning and conceptual understanding of students. The Math Reasoning Inventory (MRI) serves as a web-based formative assessment. During the 10 minute process, students solve math problems and explain how they arrived at their answer, an indicator of deep understanding.

            MRI was developed and created by a team of master teachers and financed by a $2.2 million dollar grant from the Gates foundation. The best part is the tool will be available online and free of charge to all teachers. The tool itself is intended for incoming middle school students but could prove very useful for high school teachers that want to ensure that their students have a proper mathematical foundation. See the links below for the full article and the MRI website.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/its-not-only-the-answer-its-how-students-solve-the-problem-that-counts-in-new-math-assessment-for-the-common-core-139218279.html 

https://www.mathreasoninginventory.com/