Today I went to a workshop with other grade 4 - 6 teachers with the Arnprior family of schools. We were looking at using problem solving to help students understand math concepts and ultimately help them move through the PRIME phases (a type of math assessment). I really was happy to hear that we should be teaching math through problem solving as this is something I totally agree with and is why we have a "daily problem".
With the daily problem, students are encouraged to use the problem solving model that we have displayed on the board. Also, students have the option of picking from 2 or 3 different questions depending on what level they are comfortable with. What I learned today is that I need to incorporate more dialogue between students during this process in hopes that then when they are working independently, they are able to ask themselves their own questions in their heads to help them answer questions. I'm sure this will be a work in progress for a while, but I am excited to get started with it!
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