Problem Solving for Creative Thinkers

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Problem Solving for Creative Thinkers

• or How do I get these
• students to think?
• Region 10 ESC
• Elementary Mathematics

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Planning for Instruction in Problem Solving

• 1. Select the Student Expectation
• 2. Create the Assessment/Homework
• 3. Plan the lesson including Try This.
• 4. Develop the mental math, Waking Up the Brain.

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A Look at the Rubric
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A Sample Lesson

• Elephant Size
• Designing Boxes

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The Parts and the Whole

• How are the lesson parts connected?
• Waking Up the Brain
• Try This
• Problem
• Showing What You Know

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Examining a Problem

• Selecting the SE
• Developing the Assessment
• Finding the Prerequisites
• Reviewing Waking Up the Brain

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Try Another Problem

• Selecting the SE
• Planning the Assessment
• Writing Try This

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Put It All Together

• SE
• Assessment
• Prerequisites and Waking Up the Brain
• Try This
• Questions to Ask

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The Power of Planning

• Setting the Stage for the Students
• Planning with the End in Mind
• Mathematics in a Real World Context

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In Closing

• Take one idea from today
• Implement it
• Evaluate it
• Modify it
• Try it again