Whole Group Circle

Small Group: Introduction

The Rabbit Problem

Calibration of the goal for this workshop

Start working on the Problem Solving unit

"What comes next?": How we can integrate the process of problem solving in our units. Revisit Question No. 2

[Updated: The Path of the Billiard Ball]

1. "Problem solving" in your course: a unit vs. integrated

Vegan McNuggets Problem

What do we want to leave with by Thursday afternoon?

Debrief readings (Journal examples + Problem Solving Unit)

Model of problem solving "in class"

1. Present a problem: Pennies and Paper Clip Game (3 teams: Blue, Yellow, Green)

2. Clarifying Q&A

3. Work on the problem (12 minutes: on paper or online of your choosing)

4. Prompts for math journal (Choose your platform: Google Form, Jamboard, paper, blogger)

   1. What came to your mind at the moment you saw the problem? (Reaction)

   2. What did you do first (and why)? (Approach)

   3. How did it work? (Solution)

   4. Did it work? How do you know?

5. Come back together and share

   1. Journal entries

   2. Work

6. Extension questions

Resources and platforms

Q&A

Problem: Full of Beans

For the past 3 months, how did you select problems to use in class?

Matching interesting open-ended low-floor high-ceiling problems with "contents"

How do we "organize" problems to be useful our courses? (hierarchical, tag-based, etc.?)

In breakout rooms, "do the work" of reading each problem and tagging/organizing and what is exactly what you want to teach?