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  • Necessary Conditions (available from Stenhouse)
    • Necessary Conditions companion website
  • Select Content and Presentations
    • Clark County Schools Keynote and Breakout Sessions
    • NCTM Virtual 2020
    • A PrBL Pathway and Selected Blog Posts
    • Math Talk: Promoting Equitable Mathematical Discourse
    • NCTM Chicago: We can rebuild it, we have the technology
    • Fantastic Tasks and Where to Find Them – NCTM Boston 2019
    • Resources for MCTM 2021 Presentation
  • Routines, Lessons, Problems, and Projects: An emergentmath miniseries
    • Routines: the driving beat of your class
    • Lessons: the stuff we envision, only better
    • Problems: then a miracle occurs
    • Projects: what they’ll remember in 20 years
    • Active Caring (and Epilogue): the essential ingredient
    • Routines, Lessons, Problems, and Projects: The Presentation
  • Math Syllabus Bootcamp: An emergentmath miniseries
    • Math Syllabus Bootcamp Part 1: Identity. Who is a Mathematician?
    • Math Syllabus Bootcamp Part 2: Smartness. What does it mean to be a mathematician?
    • Math Syllabus Bootcamp Part 3: Norms. What are expectations for quality collaborative work?
    • Math Syllabus Bootcamp Part 4: Anchor Problems. A Hilbert-ian approach to curriculum mapping
    • Math Bootcamp Mini-Series Part 5: Putting it all together. Additional nuts & bolts and an example syllabus.
  • Geoff’s PhD Musings
    • Geoff’s Doctoral Musings (Week 1)
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Category: spectrum of struggle

02/03/2014 Geoff commentary, problem based learning, spectrum of struggle

When to scaffold, if at all

It's been a while since I've revisited the Taxonomy of Problems I threw together a while back, but I think it'll be helpful to spend some time there when considering the following Most-Wanted question around Problem-Based Learning: At what point after allowing the students to work on a problem do I scaffold the content knowledge? … Continue reading When to scaffold, if at all

12/16/201212/16/2012 Geoff commentary, spectrum of struggle

The Struggle for Productive Struggle

This NPR radio spot confirms much of what we already know about struggle. There's so much good stuff in this report, I'd encourage you to go listen to it or read it. Here are a couple nuggets I found particularly illuminating (emphasis mine). ================= For example, Stigler says, in the Japanese classrooms that he's studied, … Continue reading The Struggle for Productive Struggle

Geoff’s Top Posts & Pages (Automatically Generated)

  • Common Core Problem Based Curriculum Maps
    Common Core Problem Based Curriculum Maps
  • Routines, Lessons, Problems, and Projects: the DNA of your math classroom
    Routines, Lessons, Problems, and Projects: the DNA of your math classroom
  • Five steps to plan a problem based lesson
    Five steps to plan a problem based lesson
  • Routines: the driving beat of your class
    Routines: the driving beat of your class
  • Here are your Algebra 1 and Geometry Problem Based Learning curriculum maps.
    Here are your Algebra 1 and Geometry Problem Based Learning curriculum maps.
  • Seven (Sneaky) Activities To Get Your Students Talking Mathematically
    Seven (Sneaky) Activities To Get Your Students Talking Mathematically
  • A DRAFT rubric to assess the Common Core State Standards of Mathematical Practice
    A DRAFT rubric to assess the Common Core State Standards of Mathematical Practice
  • The next steps in classroom conversation orchestration
    The next steps in classroom conversation orchestration
  • Portfolio Problems: Rebuilding Assessment with Rich Tasks
    Portfolio Problems: Rebuilding Assessment with Rich Tasks
  • Underground parking spots cost $30000-$50000 to build in D.C. This smells like a systems problem.
    Underground parking spots cost $30000-$50000 to build in D.C. This smells like a systems problem.
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