1. Creating Confident, Effective, Creative Problem Solvers Mary Ewart Final Action Research Round Table Presentation Seattle Pacific University Winter 2015 EDU 6975

2. Word Problems… Professor Orion and Professor Polaris are working every night this month at the Mt. Olympus Observatory. On Monday night, during his shift from 8-10 PM, Professor Orion notices 12 new stars. He finds 18 new stars on Tuesday, 30 on Wednesday, 36 on Thursday, and 48 on Friday. Professor Polaris, working the 10-12 PM shift, notices 18 new stars on Monday, 26 on Tuesday, 44 on Wednesday, 52 on Thursday, and 70 on Friday. If the professors continue to spot new stars at the same rate, during what day of the week will their combined total equal the number of days in a year?

3. 5-Step Process Rubric developed and used all year long Focus on process

4. Where students began….

5. After the first semester…

6. Where I went from there… Centimeter Cube Activity Create Connection to Algebra Direct Instruction on Table Method Scaffolded Prompt to Connect Final Prompt Asking for Transfer Need to verify to be confident Don’t have enough strategies to be able to do that Focused on systems of equations Liquid Mixture Problems

7. Centimeter Cube Activity

8. Connection to Algebra

10. Direct Instruction

11. Scaffolded Prompt

12. Final Prompt – RequiringTransfer

13. Final Prompt

14. Final Data Considerations: Take Home vs. In Class Students did not turn it in. Access to resources

15. Next Steps Word Problems Daily – Connected to Real World Focus on 5-Step THOUGHT process Increased focus on transferring between content and application Goal: ALL students able to score at least 80% by the end of the year