Teach Students How to Be Intentional when Choosing Solution Strategies

Time: 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT

Location: Florida State University Panama City Campus 4750 Collegiate Drive, Panama City, Florida 32405

Description: The goals for the workshop are to: (a) expose teachers to rich problem solving tasks that highlight the need for students to recognize and generate strategies for solving problems (IES Algebra Practice Guide Recommendation 3); (b) help teachers learn how to teach students to evaluate and compare different strategies for solving problems (Algebra Recommendation 3); (c) model for teachers how to monitor and reflect on the problem-solving process to articulate the reasoning behind strategy choice and identify which strategy presented the most efficient means of obtaining the solution (Algebra Recommendation 3.2); (d) provide teachers with a listing of resources supported by the What Works Clearinghouse and the National Council for the Teachers of Mathematics; and (f) provide opportunities for participants to ask clarifying questions.

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