Creating Learning Plans

Summary

Custom Learing Plans are arguably the most important piece of the Mathnasium Method, as they determine the curriculum a student will be taught by their instructors. This guide reviews how to create and print a learning plan.

Resources

📙 - Giving Written Assessments

📗 - Grading Written Assessments

📘 - Assessment Results Meetings

🔗 - WOB Assignment Guide (Radius Business Documents)

Video Guide

Step-By-Step Guide

Step 1: Give and grade a written assessment

If this has not already been done, follow the Giving Written Assessments guide and Grading Written Assessments guide

Step 2: Click 'Add LP' button found on student's page in Radius

This can be found on the student's page in Radius under Assessments
If the assessment has not been graded, then there will not be an option to add lp

Step 3: Scroll down to Learning Plans and click 'Edit' next to new LP

This is also a good time to check and make sure there are no other active learning plans!

Step 4: (Recommended) Add student WOB chapters to the learning plan

Click the 'Add New Items' button
Search for WOBs (or potentially Focus Ons) that you would like to add to the plan
You can roughly determine the correct WOBs by following these rules
- If the student already has WOBs they are comfortable with, add the next WOB chapter
- WOBs should usually be one level lower, or on level, with the current check up (i.e. - a student receiving a 50% on Check Up 3 should assign chapters from WOB M2 or WOB M3)
You can also use the Workout Book Assignment Guide in Radius Business Documents linked above

Step 5: Narrow down learning plan to 9 PKs and 2-3 WOB chapters

Using their written assessment, begin to narrow down the learning plan by removing material they do not need to review
Continue to narrow down PKs by removing material you believe would be too easy or too difficult for the student
- (Don't overassume a student's ability! Students often make mistakes on simple material because they do not fully understand the concepts presented)
If uncertain about what material to assign, you can reach out to the Education Director or fellow Center Director

Step 6: Arrange the 9 PKs into 3 sections of 3, followed by WOBs (or other suppliment)

You should aim to have groups with similar material (i.e. - Fractions, Multiplication, Problem Solving, etc.)
Easier material should be assigned at the top of each group
- You can use the Global Sort Order in the learning plan to make this simpler

Example Plan

Step 7: Shuffle and print the Learning Plan

Click the 'Shuffle Mode' button
Set all PKs 'Assigned Date' to today
Put each PK in a bucket, with the first PKs of each section being in bucket 1, followed by bucket 2 and 3
Put WOBs or FOs in the SUPP bucket
Determine the start page and pacing of each PK
- Longer PKs may need to have a pace of 2 so that they can be completed relatively close to other PKs in the section

Click the 'Generate PDFs' button to create the PDF files
Print the Learning Plan PDF and 10-15 pages of SUPP PDF to add to binder
Unassign all PKs and WOBs except the first from each section

Step 8: Send an Assessment Results Meeting email to the parent

If a template has been made, this can simply be done through Radius
- Go back to the student page
- Navigate to the Account linked on the student page
- Scroll down to Activities and click 'Send Email'
- Select the Assessment Results Meeting template and fill out required fields
- Send email!
If not, you can reach out to the parent via text or email. Make sure to send out a link to schedule a 15 minute meeting with you!

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