CH CH CHANGES… Melissa Aldy maldy@saa-sds.org iSummit 2014.

CH CH CHANGES…

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iSummit 2014

OUR PROBLEM TO SOLVE

WHY PROBLEM SOLVING?

• knowing how to execute procedures does not mean students truly understand what they are doing• to understand, the students must get inside

the topic• understanding something really is fun

(admit it!)• lifelong learning – we know how fulfilling it

is• what research says—handout – Ch. 16

Teaching Mathematics Through Problem Solving Grades 6-12 NCTM Publication ISBN 0-87353-541-3

PROBLEM SOLVING TASKS

Four levels• Memorization

• Procedures without connections

• Procedures with connections

• Doing mathematical tasks

WHY SLOWLY? HOW?

• teacher• student• parent

Handouts: Navigating Classroom Change Lindsey Umbeck, Vol. 17, No. 2, Sept. 2011, Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, NCTM

Ch. 9 Teaching Mathematics Through Problem Solving Grades 6-12 NCTM Publication ISBN 0-87353-541-3

ROLLER DERBY

A success in my 8th grade math class!

WITH EVERY SUCCESS…

Comes failure!

I learned a lot!

REFLECTION

 Sarah is planning a rectangular garden. She has 198 square feet of pea gravel to create a three-foot wide walkway around her garden. Her garden will be twice as long as it is wide.  What are the dimensions of Sarah’s garden?  Reflection:  1. Describe how you felt when given this task to solve. Be specific when describing your feelings of frustration or how you felt when you were successful. You have the freedom to include anything about Ms. Aldy’s role in the process.

WEBSITES TO FIND TASKS

figurethis.org (NCTM)insidemathematics.orgohiorc.org (Ohio Resource Center)nrichmaths.org (UK site hence maths)Yummymath.com (Subscription option)illustrativemathematics.org

BLOGS TO READ

• blog.mrmeyer.com• mrpiccmath.weebly.com• doingmathematics.com• emergentmath.com• deltascape.blogspot.com• mrhonner.com• fawnnguyen.com• mr-stadel.blogspot.com

TWITTER FEEDS TO FOLLOW

Brian Marks @yummymathBryan Meyer @doingmathGeoff Krall @emergentmathDavid Coffey @delta_dcPatrick Honner @MrHonnerAndrew Stadel @mr_stadel

MY GIFT TO YOU

Check the iSummit wiki for 76 problems and solutions for grades 6-8

ONE LAST LAUGH