by Cynthia Warger | Jul 27, 2016 | Solve It!
Portfolios are an authentic way to show student progress. With the Solve It! Excel application that tracks problem-solving proficiency on a cumulative graph, teachers can assist students in documenting and showcasing their progress.In the Solve It! approach, the...
by Cynthia Warger | Jul 27, 2016 | Solve It!
Apply Math Problem Solving to real life situations—especially in the home. Select an activity in which students typically participate—group of friends or family going to dinner and the movies; buying new clothes for school; baking chocolate chip cookies for a...
by Cynthia Warger | Jul 6, 2016 | Solve It!
Lettuce costs $1.00 per head. Each head weighs ½ pound. Mr. Sands needs 5 pounds of lettuce for his dinner party. Marco works in the produce department. Mr. Sands asks Marco how many heads he should buy. What is Marco’s answer?Sands needs to make a salad that will...
by Cynthia Warger | Jun 26, 2016 | Solve It!
Teachers use explicit instruction to help students acquire information and skills. Using explicit instruction, teachers make the different steps needed for a given task as overt and explicit as possible. Explicit instruction is used to teach the Solve It!...
by Cynthia Warger | Jun 26, 2016 | Solve It!
Solve It! lessons include a number of instructional strategies that help students learn and master solving math word problems.Can you match the instructional strategy to its definition?MnemonicsMastery LearningPositive FeedbackModelingVerbal...
by Cynthia Warger | Jun 26, 2016 | Solve It!
Explicit instruction includes a number of components that when used in lessons help students learn and master problem-solving skills. Components of explicit instruction that are embedded in the Solve It! lessons include:Actively Engaging Students in the...
