Using Technology Problems of the Week to Develop Mathematical Practices
11:00 - 12:00, Friday, April 27, 2012
Session 455
Marriott, Salon D
Suzanne Alejandre, The Math Forum @ Drexel, Philadelphia, PA
Erin Igo, McCullough Middle School, New Castle, DE
Marie Hogan, Traweek Middle School, West Covina, CA
Powerpoint from session:
download zipped file: nctm2012_session455.ppt.zip
download PDF: nctm2012_session455.pdf
- Introductions
- Let's Do Some Math!
- Scenario Only
- View graphs
- What do you notice? What do you wonder?
- Java Applet
- Runner Simulation Tool from NCTM's Standards & Focal Points: 5.2 Understanding Distance, Speed, and Time Relationships Using Simulation Software
- Present the Problem
- tPoW: Runners
- Let's Reflect
- How might we help students develop their Mathematical Practices? How might we:
- develop questioning techniques that use students' responses to help inform the next steps of classroom instruction?
- maximize each student's "talk time" by using pairs and groups and targeted tasks?
- make the most of student accountability by encouraging students to engage in viable arguments and discuss their reasoning with others?
Balloon Booths
Building a House
Galactic Exchange
How Many Cubes?
Munching Bugs
Patio Stones
Tangrams
Temperature Change
Traffic Jam
Types of Triangles
(free but require login)
A set of pages designed to help you use tPoWs. On each page is a link to use to ask questions.
Videos to prompt problem solving and/or demonstrate Math Forum's strategies in classrooms.
Suzanne's Classroom Videos
Video Clip to Encourage Students' Math Talk: Charlie's Gumballs
Video Clip to Encourage Students' Math Talk: Val's Values
Max Ray: Why 2 > 4: A Proof by Induction
Annie Fetter: Ever Wonder What They'd Notice?
Steve Weimar: Why Did You Do That?
Articles that we have had published about problem solving with students.
Problem Solving–It Has to Begin with Noticing and Wondering
Focus on Student Practice
Writing to Develop Understanding: The Math Forum @ Drexel's PoWs
Thoughts, ideas, links, and opportunities to discuss developing students' problem solving and communication practices.
Elementary Mathematical Practices
Problems of the Week Blog (free scenarios posted weekly)
Suzanne at the Math Forum
The Max Ray Blog
Each self-paced, online, asynchronous session includes activities to help teachers learn about the different features of these Math Forum services: Math Tools, Technology PoWs, PoWs
http://mathforum.org/pd/#sessions/
focused on Grades K-2 and 3-5 http://mathforum.org/pd/tour.html
focused on Grades 6-8 and 9-12 http://mathforum.org/pd/tour2.html
The Math Forum is a research and educational enterprise of the Drexel University School of Education.
