Math Power Standards at Sage Oak: App, Companion Books, and Quick Checks

In this episode, host Tiffiny Webster talks with Carlene Maurer, Director of Student Learning and Innovation, about math power standards—essential grade-level skills students need now and in future grades. Carlene explains that because families use different math curricula, Sage Oak created consistent “GPS markers” to ensure all students meet the same skill expectations. She shares three connected resources: the Math Pathways app (accessed through students’ Clever portals) that starts students at grade level and differentiates using an “I do, we do, you do” gradual release model; companion books that extend learning offline with parent guidance, real-world activities, and differentiated practice; and low-stakes quick checks used at learning period meetings to measure mastery and guide support or enrichment. Parents can get books through teachers and updates via Sage News.

00:00 Welcome and Setup
00:52 Meet Carlene Maurer
01:36 What Are Power Standards
02:30 Why These Resources
04:29 Math Pathways App
06:28 I Do We Do You Do
08:10 Companion Books
09:25 Parent Guides and Real Life
10:55 Differentiation Made Simple
12:48 Quick Checks for Progress
14:39 How to Access Everything
15:20 Updates and Wrap Up
16:46 Final Thanks and Goodbye

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