School Pulse
Grade 3
84 students · 3 classrooms
Misconceptions identified
8
Teachers prepped
3/3 ✓
Parents notified
8/8 ✓
On track
Grade 4
96 students · 4 classrooms
Misconceptions identified
14
Teachers prepped
4/4 ✓
Parents notified
14/14 ✓
On track
Grade 5
78 students · 3 classrooms
Misconceptions identified
42
Teachers prepped
3/3 ✓
Parents notified
38/42
Needs attention
5th Grade: Fraction Operations
42 of 78 students have misconceptions that will directly interfere with this week's lessons.
Ms. Thompson
Room 204 · 26 students
Misconceptions
10
6 getting wrong answers confidently
4 right answers, no understanding
Mr. Rivera
Room 108 · 28 students
Misconceptions
18
11 getting wrong answers confidently
7 right answers, no understanding
Ms. Chen
Room 212 · 24 students
Misconceptions
14
8 getting wrong answers confidently
6 right answers, no understanding
Same misconception pattern across all three classrooms. This is a grade-level curriculum moment, not a classroom problem.
Communication Chain
For all 42 students with identified misconceptions:
Diagnosed
42
of 42 students
✓
→
Teachers Prepped
3
of 3 teachers
✓
→
Parents Notified
38
of 42 families
3 notifications pending (no contact info on file). 1 family opted out.
Zero phone calls. Zero emails. Zero reminders to teachers. The system handled it.
What to Watch for Today
If you walk through 5th grade during Lesson 10, here's what you'll see and why.
Room 204
Ms. Thompson
Using area diagrams to challenge the "add everything" group. Listen for students saying "I got 3/5" on 2/3 + 1/4. That's the teachable moment.
Room 108
Mr. Rivera
Pairing conceptual and procedural thinkers for partner work. Watch for "show me why" conversations between partners.
Room 212
Ms. Chen
Fraction strips at targeted tables. Check whether the procedure-only group engages with the manipulatives or ignores them.
What test scores won't tell you
Your 5th graders are getting correct answers on fraction operations. Benchmarks won't flag this.
But 42 of 78 students can't explain why the methods work. They are memorizing procedures without building understanding.
This is a leading indicator. When ratios and proportions arrive in 6th grade, these students will hit a wall. MCT is addressing it now, inside the curriculum your teachers are already using.