Overview

Fraction Face-Off! (FFO) is a small-group Tier 2 intervention designed to promote fraction understanding for students with math difficulty. This intervention was previously identified by the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC, 2020) as an intervention that may increase student achievement in geometry and measurement, number and operations, and general mathematics achievement as outlined in this Fraction Face-Off! Intervention Brief.

Purpose

This training is designed to prepare you to teach the Fraction Face-Off Intervention. We will begin this series of trainings by discussing the overarching content of the Fraction Face-Off intervention, the theoretical components for teaching fractions according to best practices for students who are struggling, and discuss the evidence base of the Fraction Face-Off intervention. This information can be found in the Content and Pedagogy portion of the training. The remaining sections will be for a group of six sequential lessons in the Fraction Face-Off curriculum. In each of these sections, we will review individual lessons, including the materials needed and model new content that the lesson includes. 

Before starting to teach Fraction Face Off Lesson 1, you need to complete the Content and Pedagogy portion of this training. Once that is complete, the Just in Time Lesson 1-6 will be accessible. 

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, you will:

  • understand the Fraction Face-Off! Intervention design and purpose of the research study.
  • understand FFO lesson design and concepts.
  • understand managing FFO logistics of implementation.
  • understand the content taught within each FFO lesson.
  • prepare for the implementation of each FFO lesson.
For more information about Fraction Face-Off, including an excerpt of the materials and ordering information, visit the Fuchs Research Group at Vanderbilt University website and select the Fraction Face-Off! tab. In this training, we will introduce the materials provided in the  Fraction Face-Off! All-in Manual and the Fraction Face-Off! Implementation Ready Pack. 

Time

Estimated Course Length: 5 hours

Professional Learning Units (PLUs): 6

  • The course completion certificate is in the last section of the course. It will unlock when you have finished all required course activities and the course evaluation.
  • Please view the certificate when you complete the course. The certificate will also be emailed to you and you can easily access it from your BRIDGE-RI profile in the upper right corner. It is your responsibility to submit this documentation for Professional Learning Units.
Facilitator

This self-paced course does not have a facilitator, but if you have any questions about the course's function/technology or if you are using a screen reader and are having difficulty accessing material in this course, please submit a help desk ticket. The help desk icon is always on the right hand side of the screen in all BRIDGE-RI courses, as well. If you have questions about the course's content (Fraction Face-Off training), please contact the course developers. 

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The contents of this training course were developed under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, Education Innovation and Research(EIR) Program.  However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the federal government.

Last modified: Monday, October 16, 2023, 12:31 PM