| Course Number: | EDU 5626 C02 |
| Instructor: | Melinda Robinson |
| Location: | Online asynchronous |
| Dates and Times: | January 30th-April 9th, 2023 |
| Credits: | 3 Graduate Credits |
| Tuition: | $1,195 |
This is online course, geared for k-12th grade teachers, we will be exploring how to help our students to become independent, engaged problem solvers in our classroom. We will discover what we can do to create a classroom culture that is open to problem solving, inquiry and persistence. You will explore an approach to mathematics that allows our students to learn through the problem solving rather than just putting problem solving as a task that is done at the end of the unit. Finally, we will discover how STEM tasks can become a vital tool in helping our students to become problem solvers. The ultimate goal of the course is to create units, or revamp existing units, to include problem solving as the approach to learning the content.
How do we create a classroom that is opening our students up to be problem solvers?
How do we create an environment that allows for ‘productive struggle’ in our math class?
What role does visual literacy play in problem solving?
How do we need to shift our approach to problem solving with our students?
What is STEM and how can it be used in our classrooms?
How can we use STEM as a way to improve our students’ ability to problem solve?
Technology Consideration:
The course resources will be on a Google Site. The discussion portion of the course will be on the Castleton Canvas learning management system.
All materials will be provided, there are no materials that will need to be purchased.) This is a small sampling of what will be used.
Takahashi, Akihiko. Beyond Show and Tell: Neriage of Teaching Through Problem Solving- Ideas from Japanese Problem Solving Approach International Congress on Mathematics Education, Conference Paper, 2008.
“Stem Challenges: Your Role as a Facilitator.” Web Blog Post. Plans for a Better Tomorrow. Blogger. 7 July 2016.
Schwartz, Katrina. “Practical Ways to Develop Students’ Mathematical
Reasoning.” Web Blog Post. Mind/Shift. KQED News. 14 Jan. 2016.
Boaler, Jo. Mathematical Mindsets. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2016. Print.
Seeley, Cathy. Making Sense of Math. Alexandria: ASCD, 2016. Print.
Seeley, Cathy. Building a Math-Positive Culture. Alexandria:ASCD, 2016. Print.
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