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Observing Students' Understanding Through Fraction Games
Fractions > Fractions as Numbers > Overview & Tools
Using this observation tool, teachers can monitor students’ understanding of fraction concepts as they play the several fraction games highlighted throughout this topic. Related Files and...
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Learning Together About Building on Informal Understandings of Fractions
Fractions > Fractions Concepts > Overview & Tools
Math coaches and specialists can use this professional development sequence to help primary grade teachers learn about the importance of working with even very young children on informal fraction...
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Discussion Prompts: Initial Fraction Concepts
Fractions > Fractions Concepts > Overview & Tools
Teachers can use these prompts to help children extend their thinking during informal encounters with fractions. The question and strategy prompts remind teachers how they can take advantage of...
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Creating Story Problems: Initial Fraction Concepts
Fractions > Fractions Concepts > Overview & Tools
Use this planning tool to create problems that build on children’s informal understanding of fractions. The planner outlines the components necessary to construct a progression of...
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Debriefing Student Solutions
Problem Solving > Reflect & Debrief > Overview & Tools
Teachers can use this tool as a guide to help them remember prompts and strategies that extend students’ thinking about problem solving while they debrief different approaches to solving a...
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Learning Together About Monitoring and Debriefing
Problem Solving > Reflect & Debrief > Overview & Tools
With this workshop, professional development providers can help teachers practice facilitating their students’ monitoring of their thinking during problem solving and verbalizing alternative ways...
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Observing Students' Understanding of the Problem-Solving Process
Problem Solving > Reflect & Debrief > Overview & Tools
Teachers can use this observation tool to monitor students’ understanding of the problem-solving process and determine needs for additional instruction. Related Media: Monitoring the...
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Developing Problem-Solving Thinkalouds
Problem Solving > Reflect & Debrief > Overview & Tools
This instructional planner helps mathematics coaches and teachers plan how they will demonstrate to students how to reflect on their thinking as they solve problems. The planner helps prepare a...
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Connecting Visuals to Problem Types
Problem Solving > Problem-Solving Instruction > Overview & Tools
Math coaches and teachers can use this tool as a quick reference for examples of visual representations for different types of problems. See the sample material, Using Visual Representations for...
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Observation Note-Taking: Reflections on Multiple Approaches to Problem Solving
Problem Solving > Problem-Solving Instruction > Overview & Tools
Teachers and mathematics coaches can use this tool to keep track of the approaches to problems used by different pairs and groups of students. The purpose of the tool is to provide a summary of the...
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Walk-Throughs: Teaching Problem Solving
Problem Solving > Problem-Solving Instruction > Overview & Tools
Instructional leaders can use this tool to frame observational walk-throughs of elementary and middle school math classes. Related Media and Files: Improving Mathematical Problem Solving in...
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Learning Together About Using Visuals That Support Problem Solving
Problem Solving > Problem-Solving Instruction > Overview & Tools
Math coaches can use this tool to help elementary and middle school teachers learn about the role of visual representations in problem solving through a series of professional development...
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