Math Problem Solving in Action Getting Students to Love Word Problems, Grades 3-5
Auteur : Newton Nicki
In this new book from popular math consultant and bestselling author Dr. Nicki Newton, you?ll learn how to help students become more effective and confident problem solvers. Problem solving is a necessary skill for the 21st century but can be overwhelming for both teachers and students. Dr. Newton shows how to make word problems more engaging and relatable, how to scaffold them and help students with math language, how to implement collaborative groups for problem solving, how to assess student progress, and much more.
Topics include:
- Incorporating problem solving throughout the math block, connecting problems to students? real lives, and teaching students to persevere;
- Unpacking word problems across the curriculum and making them more comprehensible to students;
- Scaffolding word problems so that students can organize all the pieces in doable ways;
- Helping students navigate the complex language in a word problem;
- Showing students how to reason about, model, and discuss word problems;
- Using fun mini-lessons to engage students in the premise of a word problem;
- Implementing collaborative structures, such as math literature circles, to engage students in problem solving;
- Getting the whole school involved in a problem-solving challenge to promote schoolwide effort and engagement; and
- Incorporating assessment to see where students are and help them get to the next level.
Each chapter offers examples, charts, and tools that you can use immediately. The book also features an action plan so that you can confidently move forward and implement the book?s ideas in your own classroom. Free accompanying resources are provided on the author's website, www.drnickinewton.com.
Contents
eResources
Meet the Author
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Real Stories, Deep Understanding
Chapter 2: The Basic Framework
Chapter 3: Problem Types Across the Curriculum
Chapter 4: Structures to Scaffold Success
Chapter 5: The Language of Word Problems
Chapter 6: Reasoning about Problems
Chapter 7: Modeling Thinking
Chapter 8: Mini-Lessons: Springboards into Great Word Problem Premises
Chapter 9: Math Literature Problem Solving Circles and Other Collaborative Activities
Chapter 10: Schoolwide Efforts
Chapter 11: Assessment
Chapter 12: Action Plan
Dr. Nicki Newton hasbeen an educator for 28 years, working both nationally and internationally, with students of all ages. She has worked on developing Math Workshop and Guided Math Institutes around the country. She is also an avid blogger (www.guidedmath.wordpress.com), tweeter (@drnickimath), and Pinterest pinner (www.pinterest.com/drnicki7).
Date de parution : 02-2017
17.8x25.4 cm
Date de parution : 02-2017
17.8x25.4 cm
Thèmes de Math Problem Solving in Action :
Mots-clés :
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