Productive habits of the mind. This model can help teachers plan curriculum and instruction by looking at how students learn. This model also becomes a natural partner that links performance instruction to performance assessment. They share assumptions about learning and the art of teaching. Inquiries should be directed to your building Instructional Support Teacher.
Teachers ask how they can squeeze problem solving in with all the content they have to teach.
Problem solving should not be treated as an extra unit but made a part of every unit. Initial problem solving experiences in the beginning of the year can review math concepts that need refreshing from over the summer break. Rather than starting the year with boring reviews of last year's math, choose problems that include that material. It can set the tone for the entire year, making clear from the beginning that the students are expected to be participants, not spectators. Problems can also be used as introductions to units of study to review relevant past knowledge or they could be used at the end of a unit to review and apply the content.