{"product_id":"powerful-problem-solving-max-ray-riek-9780325050904","title":"Powerful Problem Solving: Activities for Sense Making with the Mathematical Practices","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow can we break the cycle of frustrated students who \"drop out of math\" because the procedures just don't make sense to them? Or who memorize the procedures for the test but don't really understand the mathematics? Max Ray-Riek and his colleagues at the Math Forum @ Drexel University say \"problem solved,\" by offering their collective wisdom about how students become proficient problem solvers, through the lens of the CCSS for Mathematical Practices. They unpack the process of problem solving in fresh new ways and turn the Practices into activities that teachers can use to foster habits of mind required by the Common Core: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ecommunicating ideas and listening to the reflections of others\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eestimating and reasoning to see the \"big picture\" of a problem\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eorganizing information to promote problem solving\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eusing modeling and representations to visualize abstract concepts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ereflecting on, revising, justifying, and extending the work.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePowerful Problem Solving\u003c\/em\u003e shows what's possible when students become active doers rather than passive consumers of mathematics. Max argues that the process of sense-making truly begins when we create questioning, curious classrooms full of students' own thoughts and ideas. By asking \"What do you notice? What do you wonder?\" we give students opportunities to see problems in big-picture ways, and discover multiple strategies for tackling a problem. Self-confidence, reflective skills, and engagement soar, and students discover that the goal is not to be \"over and done,\" but to realize the many different ways to approach problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRead a sample chapter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Max Ray-Riek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0325050902\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780325050904\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Heinemann Educational Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/24\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.55w x 0.60d","brand":"Max Ray-Riek","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44173004275967,"sku":"9780325050904","price":38.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/powerful-problem-solving-max-ray-riek-9780325050904","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}