Promote Struggle – A Hero’s Journey in Math Class
October 31, 2018
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HOW CAN WE HARNESS THE POWER OF PRODUCTIVE STRUGGLE TO TEACH STUDENTS TO BE RESILIENT PROBLEM SOLVERS?
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HOW CAN WE HARNESS THE POWER OF PRODUCTIVE STRUGGLE TO TEACH STUDENTS TO BE RESILIENT PROBLEM SOLVERS?
One common misconception around how we should plan our lessons is that planning and creating lessons, course outlines, and assessments is all done in isolation.
This fall themed activity asks students to predict how many rubber bands will implode a pumpkin. Use data collected from over 120 exploded pumpkins and create scatterplots to make predictions.
Below are problem based math lesson, three act math tasks and activities I use with my classes. If you have never taught a lesson like
