1. Integrating Mindspark in teaching-learning
processes at Riverside
Maulik Shah
The Riverside School, Ahmedabad
1 October, 2014

2. CONTENTS
Relevance of Mindspark
Quiz
Integrating Mindspark in classroom
teaching
Ideas to use Mindspark
Feedback
Q and A

3. Relevance of Mindspark
Oxford – New Enjoying Maths Vs Mindspark
Mindspark – A teaching tool or a practice tool?
Personalized learning through Mindspark
Does it cater to learning gaps or misconceptions?
(Evidences?)
Different elements of Mindspark
Games, Remedial activities, Enrichment
activities, timed tests and their role
Reward mechanism in Mindspark

4. CONTENTS
Relevance of Mindspark
Quiz
Integrating Mindspark in classroom
teaching
Ideas to use Mindspark
Feedback
Q and A

5. When and how to customize a topic?
How to find students with the least usage of
Mindspark in Sep?
How to find where are students struggling in a
concept in a particular topic?
How to find if a student has gone above or below
his level in a topic?
How to find major misconceptions in a topic?
When does a challenge question appear to a
student?
Quiz

6. Quiz
Can we experience Mindspark as a student? If yes,
how?
Are there summaries of research papers in Mindspark?
How to find?
What does R here mean?
What does the arrow here mean?

7. CONTENTS
Relevance of Mindspark
Quiz
Integrating Mindspark in classroom
teaching
Ideas to use Mindspark
Feedback
Q and A

8. Integrating
Mindspark in
teaching –
learning
processes:
How I do
Activities in Mindspark in a class
Guess the birthday
Flying photographer in Fractionland – advanced
Pane painter
Mixed fractions to improper fractions
Multiplication of fractions
Animations in Mindspark questions in a class
Understanding pedagogy
Reinforcement of manipulatives used
Worksheets using common wrong answer questions
and/or misconceptions identified
Revision of previous years concepts
‘Mail to parents’ feature in Mindspark
NCERT exercises
Monthly revision

9. CONTENTS
Relevance of Mindspark
Quiz
Integrating Mindspark in classroom
teaching
Ideas to use Mindspark
Feedback
Q and A

10. Any other ideas where we can use
Mindspark?
Integrating
Mindspark in
curriculum

11. CONTENTS
Relevance of Mindspark
Quiz
Integrating Mindspark in classroom
teaching
Ideas to use Mindspark
Feedback
Q and A

12. Suggestions
Ideas on where we can make
Mindspark better
Forthcoming features based on my teaching
experience at the Riverside
• Performance chart
• Monthly report of Mindspark in evidence
file
• Rewarding students
• Prioritizing topics for students
• Activate a topic specifically for few
students

13. Q and A

14. Thanks!
Educational Initiatives
www.ei-india.com
maulik.shah@ei-india.com
maulik@schoolriverside.com