Powerful Problem Solving
Published on Nov 22, 2015
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Powerful Problem Solving
Teaching Students how to THINK
How do I teach students how to think?
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Problem Solving Disposition
What does it take?
What are some habits that a student must develop in order to become an effective problem solver?
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Focus on the Question
Strategy #1
1. FOCUS ON THE QUESTION
*Determine and articulate what the problem is asking
*Identify relevant data
*Determine and articulate what the problem is asking
*Identify relevant data
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Student Selected Digits
Strategy #2
2. STUDENT SELECTED DIGITS
*Accessible to all
*Focus on navigating the problem
*Uses choice as a motivator
*Accessible to all
*Focus on navigating the problem
*Uses choice as a motivator
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Open Ended Questions
Strategy #3
3. OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS
*Promote discussion and thinking
*More than 1 way to solve
*More than 1 possible solution
*Builds perseverance
*Promote discussion and thinking
*More than 1 way to solve
*More than 1 possible solution
*Builds perseverance
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Noticing and Wondering
Strategy #4
4. NOTICING AND WONDERING
*Relieves fear and anxiety (all can participate)
*Generate questions they are interesting in solving
*Slow down and THINK about a lot more than just the final answer
*Record information that may be useful later
*Relieves fear and anxiety (all can participate)
*Generate questions they are interesting in solving
*Slow down and THINK about a lot more than just the final answer
*Record information that may be useful later
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Seeing the Bigger Picture
Strategy #5
#5 SEEING THE BIGGER PICTURE
*Understand the context
*Make connections
*Build (or provide) background
*Appeal to students' interests and emotions (shock, upset, curious)
*Explore estimation strategies
*Use as a starting point for project based learning or an action research project
*Understand the context
*Make connections
*Build (or provide) background
*Appeal to students' interests and emotions (shock, upset, curious)
*Explore estimation strategies
*Use as a starting point for project based learning or an action research project
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How do I teach students how to think?
- Focus on habits of mind
- Develop a culture of communication
- Allow room for productive struggle
- Trust your students - Allow them to think
