Problem Solving Through Open Ended Math Tasks - an Asynchronous Course
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About this Event
*Course opens the week of January 4, 2021 through June 2021. Enrollment is open and continuous through June 2021.
Delivery Mode: Fully Asynchronous- follow a learning pathway at your own pace when it's convenient for you.
Platform: All course materials and activities will be accessible through a Google Classroom. Video recordings from virtual sessions will be made available to supplement your asynchronous learning experience.
Audience: Grades 3-8 and Algebra 1, general and special education teachers, coaches, and administrators.
• Are your students struggling with solving open-ended mathematics items?
• Are you struggling with facilitating open-ended mathematics tasks and developing students’ problem solving skills in a remote learning setting?
This four-part asynchronous series will engage participants in activities designed to expand current perspectives and pedagogies around how to best support students in solving open-ended math tasks.
- To “flip the switch” on students’ problem solving skills, 3 Act Tasks will be introduced and implemented through asynchronous instruction.
- Strategies will be explored to support students’ comprehension of word problems.
- Techniques will be highlighted to improve students’ spoken and written math explanations.
- Teachers will be introduced to strategies for providing student feedback in a hybrid or remote setting to help students improve their problem solving and writing skills.
- An overview of the scoring of PSSA items will be reviewed to provide context as to why these strategies are essential to bolster all students’ achievement.
- Free tools such as Desmos, Google Slides, Flipgrid, and Nearpod will be utilized throughout.