Cams And Stams

Question 1

What is the CAMS and STAMS Book Collection?

Answer 1

The new CAMS® & STAMS® Book Collection improves students’ mathematics competency by focusing on key foundational math skills. This powerful combination of assessment and instruction works effectively as a program to make sure your students gain a solid understanding of key mathematics concepts.

Question 2

What are some features of the Cams and Stams book collection?

Answer 2

Aligns to NCTM Focal Points and Connections
Engaging Interactive Whiteboard Activities are included for every lesson in the student book
Five-part, highly scaffolded, visual lessons to support struggling students
Perfectly complements any basal
Flexible enough to be used in many settings (resource room, summer school, after school)
Comprehensive support for teachers

Question 3

Cams and Stams is ideal for whom?

Answer 3

Ideal for students who need extra support to meet grade-level math requirements, CAMS & STAMS focuses on key foundational math skills, which align to NCTM Focal Points and Connections. Topics include:  Place Value
Addition and Subtraction
Multiplication
Division
Fractions
Decimals
Ratios
Proportional Relationships
Expressions
Equations
Plane Geometry

Question 4

How can CAMS and STAMS be used together effectively?

Answer 4

Use the CAMS pretest to determine which STAMS lessons are most appropriate for a particular student.
Pretest and post test each include 80 items, five items for each of the 16 lesson topics
Each of the four benchmarks includes 16 items, one item for each of the 16 topics
Teacher Guide includes tracking forms and student self-assessment reproducibles

Question 5

What is the Stams Student Book like?

Answer 5

STAMS Student Books provide highly scaffolded and visually appealing lessons designed specifically to support struggling students.
Five-part lessons provide focus and depth on each topic
As students move through each five-part lesson, support is gradually removed to build student independence
At each stage of the lesson, students become more accountable for their learning
Students solve increasingly challenging problems as they move through each lesson
Each lesson includes instruction and practice in answering multiple-choice, extended-response, and short-response questions

Question 6

What is the STAS Teacher Guide like?

Answer 6

STAMS Teacher Guides give you the structure and support you need to teach lessons most effectively, using best practices such as wait time, collaborative learning, and informed progress monitoring. Key features in each lesson include:
Math Background helps teachers understand why the content of a particular lesson is important for students to learn
Step-by-step instruction walks teachers through what they need to say and do during each part of the lesson
Answer Analysis explains why an answer is correct and also shows the types of errors students make that lead them to answer questions incorrectly
Error Alert points out common errors students make
Additional Activities reinforces conceptual understanding: Hands-on Activity, Reteaching Activity, Vocabulary Activity, Real-World Connection, School-Home Connection, and Challenge Activity
ELL Support alerts you to words that might be making it harder for English language learners to learn a skill