Building A Problem Solving Classroom by Michaela Epstein https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t Maths Teacher Circles en-us 2020-08-10 02:54:29 UTC 2020-08-19 10:33:00 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/667252078/5db1ab93055151d015804bbe3b61dead/apple_icon_114x114.png Keen to stay connected with others from this group? Share your contact details in this spreadsheet. epsteinmichaelae https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/679784581 Open link in new window to enter your details.]]> 2020-08-14 02:26:44 UTC https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/679784581 Four 4s cummingem https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681187964 This task comes from YouCubed but I am sure its in many many places. I remember it vaguely from being a student myself. ]]> 2020-08-15 01:48:20 UTC https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681187964 Tower of Hanoi bernmercieca https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681188457 A good follow-one from Frogs and Toads as based on similar concept.

https://www.mathsisfun.com/games/towerofhanoi.html]]> 2020-08-15 01:49:47 UTC https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681188457 Prompts https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681188465 having readily available extending/enabling prompts ]]> 2020-08-15 01:49:48 UTC https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681188465 In a secondary setting, there is so much pressure to get through the syllabus and to keep up with other classes classes ... It's very difficult to find the time to delve deeply into problem solving areas. I'm a relatively new teacher and don't feel confident with the tools in my "kit" to get through all the content AND incorporate many of these imaginative ideas and creative activities. Some colleagues actually deter me from undertaking these sorts of activities because I'm taking up too much time, and not getting through content. https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681188551 2020-08-15 01:50:03 UTC https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681188551 Providing a variety of concrete materials/manipulatives for students to have that tactile stimulation https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681188557 For example with the problems today. Toads and Frogs: counters, students on chairs. How many triangles?: a pinboard with the various elastics (although i think the digital version was awesome), perhaps coloured pencils to colour the triangles on grid paper.]]> 2020-08-15 01:50:03 UTC https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681188557 Time https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681188592 Setting aside the time needed to really delve into problems]]> 2020-08-15 01:50:09 UTC https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681188592 Game of 30 - Nim style game. Maths 300 https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681188634 www.maths300.com]]> 2020-08-15 01:50:14 UTC https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681188634 making pedagogies and expectations explicit e.g. "In think lesson I need you to: https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681188677 * have a go
* listen to each other's thinking etc...]]> 2020-08-15 01:50:22 UTC https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681188677 Traditional thinking teachers/teachers scared of rich tasks cummingem https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681188689 Sadly I still have a number of teachers in my team who believe that traditional explicit teaching is best and/or are not confident in running this style of tasks. We do have these tasks in our curriculum but some avoid running them. My hope is to run PL similar to this in my school however being in Melbourne it is on the back burner at the moment.. ]]> 2020-08-15 01:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681188689 Reminders of visual tools or models that might be helpful. https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681188731 Examples like:
- use number lines
- draw a diagram
- use a table
- make the problem using concrete materials
etc

]]> 2020-08-15 01:50:30 UTC https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681188731 Teacher's mindset: https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681188758 Encouraging teachers to use problem solving in their class VS teaching skills through a set of worksheets or algorithms on the whiteboard]]> 2020-08-15 01:50:34 UTC https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681188758 Repetition and ample time is important https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681189072 2020-08-15 01:51:25 UTC https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681189072 Colour in Fractions https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681189185 2020-08-15 01:51:42 UTC https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681189185 Need to frame the thinking of each lesson, just like Michaela did for us today https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681189249 2020-08-15 01:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681189249 Building capacity for teachers to Launch a problem and guide students through it. https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681189315 2020-08-15 01:52:02 UTC https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681189315 https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681189605 Curriculum constraints and time pressures- we have forgotten to play with maths and it’s become an end in itself]]> 2020-08-15 01:52:47 UTC https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681189605 Prompts: https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681189770 Good questioning to guide students to use what they know to solve what they don't know]]> 2020-08-15 01:53:10 UTC https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681189770 talk about and get students used to the idea of being in the "zone of confusion" zoc it out https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681189868 2020-08-15 01:53:24 UTC https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681189868 Tell students that it's okay to get it wrong the first time - that it's a sign of their brain growing bernmercieca https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681189994

]]> 2020-08-15 01:53:44 UTC https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681189994 Get students to share as many of their strategies and explain it to their peers. https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681190040 2020-08-15 01:53:51 UTC https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681190040 Assessment - https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681190056 How do we report/measure growth/ give feedback/ ensure the community values problem-solving

]]> 2020-08-15 01:53:53 UTC https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681190056 When sharing back, focus on the process and ideas, more than the answer. https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681190152 This can be hard at the start, as students often just want to tell you they got the answer. But intentionally asking students who didn't get to the 'end' but had an interesting process is a great way to break this trend. ]]> 2020-08-15 01:54:03 UTC https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681190152 Blind Naughts and Crosses roxannetoma https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681190201 Lot's of possible changes and questions that can be asked. ]]> 2020-08-15 01:54:09 UTC https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681190201 More than 1 right way https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681190218 Create a focus on multiple solution paths]]> 2020-08-15 01:54:11 UTC https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681190218 Reframe mathematics to be fundamentally about problem-solving, with all content and skills treated as enabling problem-solving and tied back to problem-solving. https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681190438 2020-08-15 01:54:39 UTC https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681190438 Model and share https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681190656 Asking students to share their thinking - what do they know. What is their baseline, what are the constraints. If all stuck then model (need to try to only show the start of your thinking - but this is hard)

]]> 2020-08-15 01:55:08 UTC https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681190656 https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681190827 Focus on persistence/effort rather than academic ability/ speed]]> 2020-08-15 01:55:22 UTC https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681190827 https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681190922 Creativity and enjoyment- we lose the sense of fun and I liked that Norm said it was great to make mistakes- such a valuable learning tool]]> 2020-08-15 01:55:30 UTC https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681190922 Fiddle Faddle Flop - Using reasoning and analysis to discover the hidden number https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681191221 2020-08-15 01:56:05 UTC https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681191221 N-Rich which I think someone mentioned earlier. Lots of great problems at levels from early primary to senior secondary https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681191359 2020-08-15 01:56:21 UTC https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681191359 Consistency https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681191488 it is important to do regular work - it can be the start of a lesson, it can be once a week, but it can't be a one off wonder lesson once a term.

]]> 2020-08-15 01:56:37 UTC https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681191488 Conundrums - you can only answer yes or no to their questions - reasoning and analysis and creating questions https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681191623 2020-08-15 01:56:53 UTC https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681191623 allow students to make mistakes and not rush them https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681191884 2020-08-15 01:57:25 UTC https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681191884 Enabling and Extending prompts https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681191994 Unpack the task first so that you can anticipate misconceptions and how to take the kids to the next stage

]]> 2020-08-15 01:57:35 UTC https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681191994 https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681192034 Create relevant tasks that relate to students own lives

]]> 2020-08-15 01:57:41 UTC https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681192034 Last to zero cummingem https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681192047 Taken from a previous MTC have had a great time using this with my year 9s and seeing the conversations around strategies.]]> 2020-08-15 01:57:42 UTC https://padlet.com/epsteinmichaelae/89va4po2m4ycp59t/wish/681192047