Mathspace Data
October 20, 2021 | Sam Choi
This is the second year Mustard Seed School is using Mathspace as their primary math curriculum. Mathspace has many benefits but the one I wanted to showcase in this blog is the myriad of data it collects for each individual student.
It shows the subtopics students need addressing as well as the ones they have developed.
It shows the different topics that have been mastered
It records the amount of time spent on assignments as well as the number of questions completed
And it shows specific questions students are struggling so they can be assigned for further review.
This collection of data allows us to create individualized content for each student maximizing their understanding of the material.
Sam Choi
Teacher, Grade 8; Science, History, and Ethics, Sixth to Eighth Grades
Mr. Choi has been teaching for over twenty years. Prior to Mustard Seed, Mr. Choi taught at a high school and a middle school for students with language based learning differences. He has also taught at an after school tutoring center and a standardized test prep center.
Over his career, Mr. Choi has taught high school Chemistry, Anatomy and Physiology, Computer Programming, Algebra I and II, Geometry, Pre-Calculus, and US and European History. He has also taught middle school PE, Health, Earth Science, Physical Science, Life Science, Pre-Algebra, Algebra, World History and Language Arts, as well as Ethics, Civics, Economics, Christian Studies and Geography.
Mr. Choi enjoys running, watching movies, and cheering for the Kansas City Royals and Chiefs; he has been an avid fan of these teams since 1980.
He is married to Abby Hall Choi and is the father of Noah (MSS Class of 2027) and Jacob (MSS class of 2030).
Mr. Choi was born in Pusan, South Korea, and emigrated to the United States in 1980 with his parents and older brother and sister. He first lived in Kansas City, Kansas and then moved to San Diego, California in 1986. In 2007, Mr. Choi moved to Jersey City, New Jersey. He quickly discovered that living in Southern California does not equip one to survive anywhere outside of Southern California.
