https://padlet.com/watsonintx2/adqdf1p1w3nrhtwq en-us 2020-04-10 20:21:42 UTC 2025-09-28 23:50:15 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f605.png https://padlet.com/watsonintx2/adqdf1p1w3nrhtwq/wish/502551549 You can improve students' problem-solving ability by asking specific, planned questions to help students get started or on the right track. This can help students focus, while still maintaining the individual problem-solving process. ]]> 2020-04-10 22:41:01 UTC https://padlet.com/watsonintx2/adqdf1p1w3nrhtwq/wish/502551549 https://padlet.com/watsonintx2/adqdf1p1w3nrhtwq/wish/502551775 When supporting problem-solving skills in students, teachers should develop questions that help students get back on track without stopping their problem-solving process. In order for students to correct themselves, teachers can have questions that are made to address a common misconception that each student has. However, teachers must be actively monitoring and predicted the type of misconceptions the students may have while solving a given problem before the class begins. In this way, students learn to struggle successfully and do not immediately shut down when the teacher tells them that they are not on the right track. This also helps students discover multiple ways to approach a problem, so that they can then teach their classmates their process.]]> 2020-04-10 22:41:32 UTC https://padlet.com/watsonintx2/adqdf1p1w3nrhtwq/wish/502551775 https://padlet.com/watsonintx2/adqdf1p1w3nrhtwq/wish/502551841 The reading reminded me a lot of our 5 strategies for mathematical discourse book. In particular, it seems that some of the most effective ways to encourage student problem-solving is anticipation. Anticipating student misconceptions and places where students might struggle is helpful because teachers can already have responses/probing questions to scaffold students' understanding of the mathematical ideas within the task. Additionally, if the teacher knows where students are likely to make errors, they can remain alert and address those errors before students get too far off the right track.]]> 2020-04-10 22:41:42 UTC https://padlet.com/watsonintx2/adqdf1p1w3nrhtwq/wish/502551841 https://padlet.com/watsonintx2/adqdf1p1w3nrhtwq/wish/502551893 Something I noticed from the reading was that suggestion to motivate students to solve the problem also acts as an instigator to prime students for problems solving. The teacher ask students to notice the pattern in the growing triangles and the students all respond back with different ways to describe how the triangle is growing. The teacher seems to be simultaneously motivating students to continue solving the pattern, but to also build discussion between students]]> 2020-04-10 22:41:49 UTC https://padlet.com/watsonintx2/adqdf1p1w3nrhtwq/wish/502551893 https://padlet.com/watsonintx2/adqdf1p1w3nrhtwq/wish/502551947 One way to help is to make sure that you think about how students will try to solve the problem so that you can anticipate good questions to answer. Another is to make sure that you are asking questions that make a student think about how they can generalize the way that they solved this problem to solve other problems like it. Asking them, why did you think to do that? What if the number had been this instead of this?,etc can be helpful. Planning as always is the central key.]]> 2020-04-10 22:41:55 UTC https://padlet.com/watsonintx2/adqdf1p1w3nrhtwq/wish/502551947 https://padlet.com/watsonintx2/adqdf1p1w3nrhtwq/wish/502552345 In order to improve students' problem solving abilities, it's helpful to question them prior to giving them the problem. This aids in them not having to ask you multiple questions during the problem solving process. Additionally, scholars react well to problems with multiple solutions since there is not one right way to solve the problem. You should also step back and not interfere during the problem-solving process. This allows them the space to think for themselves unless they really need your help.

]]> 2020-04-10 22:42:48 UTC https://padlet.com/watsonintx2/adqdf1p1w3nrhtwq/wish/502552345 https://padlet.com/watsonintx2/adqdf1p1w3nrhtwq/wish/502552643 Thinking out lessons before enacting them to consider and predict misconceptions, questions, etc. That way you can plan responses to expected student questions ahead of time as well as thought-provoking, prompting questions to ask students, and methods for scaffolding a lesson.]]> 2020-04-10 22:43:37 UTC https://padlet.com/watsonintx2/adqdf1p1w3nrhtwq/wish/502552643 https://padlet.com/watsonintx2/adqdf1p1w3nrhtwq/wish/502553754   It is important to be able to teach students how to problem solve without thinking for them. As a teacher it is important to know how your students will problem solve and lead them to critically think on their own. It is important to be able to connect their solutions.]]> 2020-04-10 22:46:12 UTC https://padlet.com/watsonintx2/adqdf1p1w3nrhtwq/wish/502553754