Prodigy for Learning

 

Lesson Plan for Prodigy 

Prodigy is an amazing online resource for students, as well for teachers. It is a free online website that allows students to create a wizard. They are using these wizards to battle monsters by answering math questions based on their learning level. As a teacher, this is an amazing website that allows you to assign certain questions, based on what the students are learning in the classroom. Prodigy is great for differentiation because you can assign each student different questions and you can choose different levels. That way students are not struggling, and you can assign questions to aid in their learning. 

What Worked:

When teaching the lesson, we were able to share the screen well. We also created a login for everyone and that fortunately worked really well. I know in a classroom or with many students, there will be hiccups with the logins. I recommend being patient on the first day as all the students get logged in, and to give them a minimum of 10 minutes to set up their characters and go through the tutorial. 

 What Challenges Did I Encounter? 

During this particular lesson plan, the largest challenge that I encountered was the time restraint. I feel that I would have been able to go more into detail with the students if we were not limited to 10 minutes. As well, I can tell the students were feeling pressured. 

Lessons Learned for The Future: 

In general, from the classroom, I learned that there are so many online resources that can assist students and teachers to improve the learning experience. 

How I Will Use Prodigy In the Future: 

I already use prodigy every day for my own students, I love watching them progress and not get stressed about doing math. In my own classroom, I will 100% continue using it as an assessment tool and as an aid for students. I have seen how students with extreme math anxiety play this app and they are so lost in the game that they don't even notice that they are completing math questions.