3-Act Tasks, Patient Problem Solving, Teacher Content, Teaching in a Context
These are really exciting times to be a math educator in Georgia. In March, a group of K-12 educators came together to Be Less Helpful and create more Open Middle tasks. Over the past 3 months we hunkered down in front of our computers to revise existing tasks and...
3-Act Tasks, Patient Problem Solving
When was the last time your students wanted to forego lunch so they could continue working through a task? When was the last time your students “high-fived” during math class? Unfortunately, timed tests and the majority of elementary math curriculums do...
3-Act Tasks, Patient Problem Solving
I have been a huge fan of Dan Meyer and his 3-Act approach to problem solving http://blog.mrmeyer.com. Unfortunately, almost every 3-Act task I have come across on his website and over the web involves middle school standards concepts and beyond. No problem though,...
