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As more teachers look to add high-yield tasks to their repertoire, the struggle to make it all work becomes real. Let’s examine how problem-based lessons can be used throughout the scope of a unit and how we can harness their power to move student thinking forward. We’ll identify strategies and explore some tasks that help us find a healthy balance between application, conceptual understanding, and procedural fluency.
Slides:
Tasks:
- Graham Fletcher’s 3-Act Tasks
- Candyman (addition)
- Bright Idea (addition)
Websites Referenced
- Open Middle
- Estimation 180 – Andrew Stadel
- Which One Doesn’t Belong? – Mary Bourassa
- Same Different Images
Worthwhile Posts & Progression Videos
Slides for Number Sense Trajectory
Handouts & Resources (If anything is missing just let me know)
- 3 Act Tasks (At-A-Glance)
- 3-Act Recording Sheet
- 5 Moves Planning Page
- Broken Circles and Squares (opening activity)
- Open Middle Cards