Numeracy “Gone are the days when the teacher explains meaningless rules from the textbook and students only practice computational methods” –Grayson Wheatley “Most, if not all, mathematical concepts and procedures can best be taught through problem-solving.” -John Van De Walle We want our students to develop a deep understanding of mathematics, we want them to be able to think critically and creatively, and to be able to use math confidently to solve problems.

Division One Problem Solving Project Let’s solve a problem What is teaching through problem solving? What could this project look like? What groups do we want to make? ATA Trust (Carrie)

I had a dream about my spaceship landing on a planet... Aliens had one arm – but their hands were weird, some of them had one or two or three fingers… When they waved goodbye, I saw 12 fingers waving. Draw me a picture of the aliens. Random Groups, vertical surfaces, whiteboards… SHOW STUDENT EXEMPLARS

Division One Problem Solving Project Let’s solve a problem What is teaching through problem solving? What could this project look like? What groups do we want to make? ATA Trust (Carrie)

Resources and Groups NRICH Peter Liljedahl Puzzles and Problems Stories and Books www.aliciaburdess.com

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