Southeast Middle School Is - Best In The Nation!!!
RSS Middle Schools Rank in the Top Five
Southeast Middle School is the national
champion for the first ever Mathspace
Growth Challenge!
In April, representatives from Mathspace
provided a special presentation at SEMS
presenting a giant check, t-shirts and pizza
for the entire school!
And the news gets even more exciting in
that five (5) of our Rowan-Salisbury middle
schools were the top five schools overall
and a 6th RSS middle school made the top
20 – across the nation.
About the Challenge
The M
athspace Growth Challenge consisted
of a 6-week challenge in February and
March that focused on rewarding students
for their effort and personal
growth, rather than just their
academic scores. Students
from across the US used
Mathspace to solve problems
and learn new math topics.
Here are a few stats from
the Challenge:
n 2nd place trophy
n 2nd place certificates for all students
n 2nd place logo for their school
website
3rd Place – China Grove Middle
n Nearly 40,000 students
participated n More than 250 schools,
from across 36 states
participated n 3rd place trophy
2.5 million questions were
solved n 3rd place certificate for all students
n 3rd place logo for school website
n
According to Mohamad
Jebara, CEO of Mathspace,
“What I loved most about this
Challenge was that it didn’t just favor the students in the top math classes.
Every student had an equal opportunity to excel – it was all about learning
new skills and trying new math questions. We hope that students embrace
a growth mindset and continue to show their dedication and interest towards
mathematics. Congratulations to the students of Southeast Middle School for
winning first place. This was an incredible result, which was achieved thanks
to their determination and hard work.”
What They Won
n
$500 Amazon Gift Card to purchase
technology or math classroom
supplies
Also placing were the following RSS
middles schools:
4th place is West Rowan Middle
5th place is Corriher-Lipe Middle
*North Rowan Middle also placed in the top 20.
A Little About Mathspace
Mathspace is a global technology leader in personalized math education. What
makes Mathspace unique is that it can tailor math programs in real-time
based on a student’s strengths and weaknesses. It is the only math platform
using step-by-step adaptive learning technology.
The curriculum coverage spans the USA, Australia, UK, Singapore, Hong Kong
and the International Baccalaureate. Mathspace works across all platforms,
namely iOS, Android, Chromebooks and Desktop. It has more than 50,000
1st Place –Southeast Middle
questions covering major curricula across the US, Australia, UK, Singapore
n $3,000 check for the school
and Hong Kong. There are also more than 10,000 lesson videos, step-by-step
n Trip for two teacher to NCTM (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics) hints for every line of work and hundreds of interactive applets. All content on
Mathspace has been developed
n Annual Conference 2019 in San Diego
by its in-house team of
n 1st place trophy
teachers and mathematicians.
n 1st place certificates for all students
To learn more about the 2019
n Winner logo for the school website
Mathspace Growth Challenge,
check out their website at:
2nd Place –Erwin Middle
https://mathspace.co/us/
n $1,000 Amazon Gift Card to purchase technology or math classroom
challenge.
supplies
Here is a summary of our top three leading schools and their winnings:
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