I notice, I wonder, I can think!

11:00 - 12:00, Thursday, April 22, 2010
Session 152, Marriott, Salon 3
    Barbara Delaney, Bellingham, Massachusetts
    Marie Hogan, West Covina, California
    Ashley Miller, Salisbury, North Carolina

Powerpoint from session:
    download zipped file: delaney_presentation.ppt.zip
    view as html: delaney_presentation.htm

Introductions

 

Problem Samples

Math Forum PoWs:
  Women's Walkway
  Mixing Marbles

POD Examples from Creative Teacher

Textbook example

Connected Math example

Other ideas?

 

Pedagogy

The Math Forum's: Scenario Only

The Math Forum's Noticing and Wondering strategy

Slow down thinking

Digest mathematical understanding, questions, concepts

Explore ideas through student centered discussion

 

Curriculum

Teach problem solving strategies for regular practice with language and strategies

Expose to daily application of problem solving strategies

Provide challenging problems for weekly solving

 

Communication of problems solving thinking

Notebook Journal

Blog

Online submitting

Teacher web

Blackboard

Your school web forum

Other Technology ideas

 

Getting Started - Handout

download in PDF format

 

Resources

On line Problems:

NCTM
    http://www.nctm.org/resources/content.aspx?id=16387
    http://www.nctm.org/resources/default.aspx

 

The Math Forum @ Drexel
    http://mathforum.org/pow/other.html

 

Alive Math!
    http://tapor1.mcmaster.ca/~sgs/maths/

 

Math Playground
    http://www.mathplayground.com/wordproblems.html

 

Middle School Portal
    http://msteacher.org/epubs/math/math2/projects.aspx

 

Online tools and interactive:

The Math Forum @ Drexel
    http://mathforum.org/resources_tools_landing.html

 

Shodor: Interactivate
    http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/

 

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives (NLVM)
    http://nlvm.usu.edu/

 

NCTM: Illuminations
    http://illuminations.nctm.org/