Rethinking Problem Solving: More Than a Word Problem
For years I have used the phrase “problem solving does not equal word problems”, but I love it when I
For years I have used the phrase “problem solving does not equal word problems”, but I love it when I
One thing that I think is super important for students to understand is that math is REAL. Math isn’t “fill
I think it would be hard to find someone who would argue with the following statement: All students need to
Open Ended Math Challenges As you know if you have followed me for any length of time, I love to
As we move into the upper grades, we sometimes make some assumptions about some of those “basic skills” such as
After a few weeks off from school, I noticed that we were missing a little “spark” in math class…students seemed
As you know, I am a huge believer in incorporating problem solving into math class whenever possible. Over the years,
As we have been building more and routines into our days, I have been working on starting to improve the
Check out today’s post over on “Primary Chalkboard”! I share some of my thoughts about getting a year of problem
One thing that I know to be true is that sometimes we need to hear/see/read things more than once before