Questions and Answers

Q & A: Who can register for the contest?

• Any teacher or administrator working for a school: a classroom teacher, a math teacher, a gifted teacher, an enrichment teacher, or a  principal. Once registered for the contest, the team leader will be responsible for administering the contest and reporting the scores for your team.

Q & A: Where the contest will take place?

• The contest will be held at each registered school and the team leader will administer the contest.

Q & A: We are busy on October 14, 2010. Can we administer the contest on a different day?

• You can administer the contest on a later day as long as all your students will take the test at the same time and you will be able to submit your students scores before the score reporting deadline: October 22, 2010.

Q & A: Can a student participate in the contest at a different grade level?

• A student can only choose the same grade level he/she is currently in or a higher level.  For example, a second grade student can choose to participate in a third grade contest, but a third grade student cannot choose to participate in a second grade contest.

Q & A: How can I prepare my students for the math contest?

• You may use problems from Spring 2009 and Fall 2009 contests to prepare for the contest. You will receive contest problems and solutions from our Spring 2009 and Fall 2009 contests once you register your teams. 

• If your students are in 4th or 5th grade, your students can participate in Challenge Math, a weekly math challenge which offers 10 advanced problem solving questions weekly.

Q & A: What if my children are homeschooled ?

• Any homeschool association is welcome to register their teams! The administration of the exam must take place in a public building and administered by an adult that is not associated with any participants. 

Q & A: What if my child's school doesn't offer the contest ?

• Noetic Learning Math Contest is a very new contest.  Many teachers are simply not aware of this wonderful opportunity. Pass the contest information to your classroom teacher, math teacher, gifted teacher, enrichment teacher or principal, and ask them to register for the contest!

 

More questions?  Please contact us.