Puzzles & Games

To ensure that all students are mathematically equipped to solve the world's most challenging problems.

OUR MISSION:

We believe that math should be taught the way the brain learns.

The perception-action cycle is a feedback loop  helping us build an understanding of how the world works.

 

The Four Neural Subsystems

We believe every student has the potential to deeply understand, and truly love math.

Spatial-Temporal Approach

\frac{7}{8}+\frac{12}{13}

Estimate the Sum

a. 1

b. 2

c. 19

d. 21

Majority of students chose "C" or "D"

\frac{7}{8}+\frac{12}{13}

Estimate the Sum

+

≈ 2

Visual to Symbolic

Rigor & Productive Struggle

Traditional Worksheets

Deep Conceptual Understanding

Need a hint?

Need a hint?

Need a hint?

Correct! Great Job!

Students Own Their Personalized Learning Path

Academic Discourse

When students are truly engaged in learning, they want to talk about it, and there are multiple ways to leverage ST Math content for discussion.

Using a Play-Discuss-Apply model, these lessons designate time for students to play an ST Math game, participate in whole class discussion, and apply what they’ve learned on a conclusion problem.

Introduce new math concepts

 

Dive deeper into current concepts

 

Review concepts to strengthen understanding

Rich Content Sparks Rich Discussion

Puzzle Talks are another way to leverage the power of the visual models and manipulatives inherent in ST Math and use language to support the learning experience. You can try a Puzzle Talk lesson in your class using one of our freely available ST Math games and the guidelines provided here.

Puzzle Talks

ST Math Game Cards are a great way to get an overview of the power within individual ST Math games. They offer facilitating questions, a deeper look at the math, ideas for supporting students, as well as ways to connect to core curriculum.

Game Cards

Results & Impact

Third Party Validation

A 2018 WestEd study found schools that consistently used ST Math outgrew similar schools in statewide rank by 14 percentile points.

Equitable Access & Opportunities for Growth

Percent of students meeting or exceeding standards in grades 3-5, 2014 vs 2016.

ST Math's visual, spatial-temporal approach makes the program accessible to more learners.

Our Approach: Multiple Annual Evaluations

120 studies across 27 states from 2011-2018.

*Some states had multiple studies within a calendar year

States Studied Per Year

What are students saying about ST Math?

JiJi helps me keep trying. When I make mistakes, I learn from it.

Dear JiJi—you’re the best. Your program is amazing.

Thank you for helping me in math. I really like math. It’s so fun.

What are teachers saying about ST Math?

Introducing the New ST Math

Students have a more powerful learning experience leading to a deeper understanding of math.

Streamlined navigation takes students to content faster, so they spend less time in between screens and more time learning.

Enhanced feedback animations provide an even clearer representation of the math in each game.

New animation controls allow teachers and students to pause and scroll through feedback animations in order to deeply explore the math in each puzzle.

An annotation tool provides opportunities to showcase thinking and work through challenging content.

Detailed progress metrics allow students to set goals to continually tackle more challenging content.

Teachers have a new and improved set of tools at their fingertips to promote and support learning.

An easier way to discover ST Math curriculum supports strong facilitation.

Teachers can assign any ST Math objective to target specific student needs and align to instruction.

Powerful reports facilitate impactful decisions based on content coverage, productivity and usage.

Administrators have a simplified implementation process and powerful reporting to optimize usage and track tangible results.

Reporting at scale allows administrators to closely monitor their implementation from a single student to the entire district

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Automatic progress saving

Accessible in-game teacher tools

Hidden content grade levels for students

 (no more triple clicking!)

Ability to jump in between individual puzzles within a level

Tracking historical data

Multiple curriculum grades within one class

Integrated help and resource center

Add students quickly with invitation codes

Join the Movement

  • Access to ST Math software for all students enrolled at school site

  • ST Math Games that include more than 35,000 standards-aligned puzzles

  • ST Math Chats for grades K-8

  • Student, class, and school progress data

  • ST Math help and resource center for all teachers and administrators at school site

  • Annual Professional Learning Workshop:

    • Year 1: Introduction to ST Math

    • Year 2+: Maximizing the Year with ST Math Professional Learning session (content varies)

With an ST Math Subscription, You Get

We believe that together, we can mathematically equip all students to solve the world’s most challenging problems.

 

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