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Math Forum Problem Solving Workshop
October 6-7, 2005
9:00 - 3:00
Suzanne Alejandre, Annie Fetter, and Richard Tchen
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The Math Forum @ Drexel || Camden County ETTC
How can Math Forum @ Drexel resources, namely the Problems of the Week, be used to help students increase their scores on the GEPA?
Thursday, October 6, 2005
- Introductions
- textbooks used
- How do you currently support problem solving skills to increase scores on GEPA?
- Math Olympiad Program (book at Amazon.com)
- Math Olympiads for Elementary and Middle Schools
- Houghten Mifflin Brain Teasers
- Problems of the Day (book at Amazon.com)
- "learned helplessness" can be an issue
- answering questions by asking another question
- finding enough time is always an issue
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- Let's Do Math!
- Number Sense, Concepts, and Applications:
Lee's Lawn Chair
- Patterns, Functions, and Algebra:
Growing Worms
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- Problem Solving and Looking at Student Work
- Birthday Trip
- Reflecting on Student Work: Birthday Trip Student Solutions
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- Scoring Rubrics
- General Rubric: Math Fundamentals
- General Rubric: Pre-Algebra
- Lee's Lawn Chair
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- PoW Submission Process
- Current Problem: Pre-Algebra
- registration
- submission, check answer, revision, comments
- latest solution
- calendar
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- Active Problem Library
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Friday, October 7, 2005
- Let's Do Math!
- Spatial Sense and Geometry:
Symmetry Surprise
- Data Analysis, Probability, Statistics, and Discrete Mathematics:
Spinners
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- Active Problem Library
- Finding PoWs that align to specific curricula currently being used.
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- LibraryPoW
- Once you've found a PoW that you'd like your students to use, remember the problem number and students can submit using this site.
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- Examples: Alignment of PoWs to Connected Math
- Grade 6
- Grade 7
- Grade 8
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- Examples: Alignment of Sketchpad Activities to Connected Math
- Grade 6
- Grade 7
- Grade 8
Resources and Helpful Links
Ask Dr. Math
Index: Teacher Support for the Problems of the Week
Math Tools
Trenton MATRIX Mentoring and Modeling
Suzanne's Mathematics Lessons
Technology Problems of the Week (tPoWs) - English and Spanish versions
New Jersey Professional Education Port: GEPA/HSPA
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