Reflect & Debrief
Recommended Practice: Monitor and reflect on the problem-solving process, and debrief to explain and compare problem-solving strategies.
- Overview & Tools: Video overviews and professional development materials
- Learn What Works: Expert interviews about comprehension
- See How It Works: Videos and sample materials from schools
Talking Through Problems and Their Solutions
Problem Solving > Reflect & Debrief > Overview & Tools
This multimedia overview describes the basic steps students can learn to monitor their problem-solving process. The tasks and prompts can be used throughout the problem-solving process to encourage...
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Overview
Monitoring Progress While Solving Problems
Problem Solving > Reflect & Debrief > See How It Works
Dr. Sybilla Beckmann demonstrates how to help students monitor their progress and reflect on their reasoning while solving a challenging problem.
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Expert Interview
Helping Students Debrief
Problem Solving > Reflect & Debrief > Learn What Works
Dr. Mark Driscoll provides practical advice on building students' habits of reasoning by structuring discussions using particular questions and written tools. See also Multiple Problem-Solving...
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Expert Interview
Monitoring the Problem-Solving Process
Problem Solving > Reflect & Debrief > Learn What Works
Listen to Dr. Sybilla Beckmann describe strategies for helping students monitor and reflect during the problem-solving process.
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Expert Interview
Coach Talk: Debriefing in Problem Solving
Problem Solving > Reflect & Debrief > See How It Works
Listen to two mathematics coaches from the Papillion-LaVista School District share the concepts they emphasize when working with teachers, including the importance of comparing multiple approaches...
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School Example
Tasks and Question Prompts
Problem Solving > Reflect & Debrief > See How It Works
This sample question list is organized to go along with tasks in problem solving. Teachers can use this list to prepare prompts and to help students monitor and reflect during the problem-solving...
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Sample Material
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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Tool
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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Tool
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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Tool
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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Tool
