Powerful Problem Solving by Max Ray-Riek

Powerful Problem Solving by Max Ray-Riek

How can we break the cycle of frustrated students who drop out of math because the procedures just don't make sense to them? Or who memorize the procedures for the test but don't really understand the mathematics? Max Ray-Riek and his colleagues at the Math Forum @ Drexel University say problem solved, by offering their collective wisdom about how students become proficient problem solvers, through the lens of the CS for Mathematical Practices. They unpack the process of problem solving in fresh new ways and turn the Practices into activities that teachers can use to foster habits of mind required by the Common Core:

• communicating ideas and listening to the reflections of others
• estimating and reasoning to see the big picture of a problem
• organizing information to promote problem solving
• using modeling and representations to visualize abstract concepts
• reflecting on, revising, justifying, and extending the work.

Powerful Problem Solving shows what's possible when students become active doers rather than passive consumers of mathematics. Max argues that the process of sense-making truly begins when we create questioning, curious classrooms full of students' own thoughts and ideas. By asking What do you notice? What do you wonder? we give students opportunities to see problems in big-picture ways, and discover multiple strategies for tackling a problem. Self-confidence, reflective skills, and engagement soar, and students discover that the goal is not to be over and done, but to realize the many different ways to approach problems.

Read a sample chapter.

Ray-Riek, Max: - Max Ray-Riek is a curriculum writer at Illustrative Mathematics and is the lead author of Powerful Problem Solving: Activities for Sense Making with the Math Practices. He previously worked for The Math Forum, focusing on fostering problem solving, communication, and valuing student thinking. Max is a former secondary mathematics teacher who regularly presents at regional and national conferences. Watch Max and Suzanne Alejandre talk about giving students effective feedback. Follow him on Twitter @maxmathforum.

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ISBN 13	9780325050904
ISBN 10	0325050902
Title	Powerful Problem Solving
Author	Max Ray-Riek
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Heinemann Educational Books
Year published	2013-09-24
Number of pages	208
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