It’s all about Culture

Build a culture of success while helping kids gain the confidence to learn.

Math can be an intimidating subject, giving many students anxiety. Often, they become frustrated and withdrawn, believing they’re just stupid. We know that’s not the case and need to work to bring them back to experiencing success. Fluintcy focuses on the “Success Zone of Proximal Development” and helps build a team culture of success to help students discover they can learn and become proficient in Math. Using 9 scientific principles, Fluintcy creates an environment that maximizes student learning and motivation, creating permanence in their skill development.

Read here how we rebuild missing or broken rungs of their academic ladder for Secondary students.

When kids come into class they would ask “Mr. Biroschak, are we playing today?” And they were disappointed if we weren’t.” David Biroschak, Integrated Math 1, Fontana USD, CA

Easy to Use: Just one click and go

No Training: Simple core design

Instant Feedback: IDs & reacts to struggles

Time Saver: 10 minutes a day

Gets Results: Raises benchmarks 1+ years

No Gimmicks: No animations or sound effects. Just pure math!

Video Math Fluintcy Explained in 6 minutes!

When we introduced Fluintcy to a class of 4th graders, the teacher identified one student who would be "challenging." When they started playing Fluintcy, students were very hesitant…but once they realized there was a competitive element, they started becoming more engaged. As Fluintcy adapted to the students’ skill level, they experienced real success for the first time. They smiled as they successfully answered Math problems, doubling their original goal in the process. Their teacher declared this to be a miracle!

The Importance of Developing a Strong Team Culture For Success in the Classroom

Having students drill on Math problems is not enough to create fluency. They must also work in an environment that encourages positive interdependence among peers. Using research that goes back to our ancestors on the plains of the Serengeti, we dig into our DNA, where teamwork was necessary to survive in the wild. When the team works together on the hunt, they have a much higher chance of success than individuals who work apart from the pack.

With Fluintcy, we recreate an environment of collaboration by focusing on team scores. Every student simultaneously contributes toward the class goal while simultaneously achieving their individual goals. Using this approach, in the end, everyone wins. Our highest performers inspire our lower performers, which helps everyone get to a higher level, elevated by peer success.

As students participate, they answer Math problems on a 60-second timer. Their goal is to score as many possible correct answers during that time. Many students start at 10 replies per minute, but as they successfully complete each level, their speed increases, and they level up to more complex problems. The steady backward and forward pressure ensures positive momentum while maintaining a constant challenge.

After experiencing success, students quickly become "addicted" to the game and want to play it more often. Some students even show off to the rest of the class when they reach record-high scores, which creates a frenzy of activity where other students compete to match the success of others.

Item Response Theory is an integral part of the mechanics behind the scenes, automatically adjusting the levels according to individual performance relative to group data. Think of Item Response Theory as an adjustable ladder that moves the height of each rung based on maximizing the climber's performance. If the rung is placed too high, the climber stalls - put the rung too low, and they become inadequately challenged and improve slower than their ability.