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NCSM: The Math Forumʼs Problems of the Week: Practice for Online Assessment (Annie & Max, Mon 1:30, Room 157B)
Using Video and Storytelling to Illustrate Teaching with the Mathematical Practices (Max, Wed 11:15, Room 157A)
NCTM: Online Environment to Support Formative Assessment, Instructional Planning, and Collaboration (Jason & Val, Thu 9:30, Room 106)
Student-to-Student Mentoring in a Rich Problem-Solving Environment (Arlene & Lois, Thu 12:30, Room 157A)
Contexts for Complex Numbers (Max & Michael, Thu 12:30, Room 205B)
Slowing Down and Making Sense: Launching and Exploring Rich Problems (Max, Thu 2:00, Room 106)
Getting Students Invested in the Process of Problem Solving (Annie & Debbie, Sat 11:00, Room 159)
Ignite! Community. Enlightenment. Quick.
NCSM, Wednesday, 3:30, Room 151 AB
NCTM, Thursday, 3:30, Ballroom East
Jim Dooley, Annie Fetter, Norma Gordon, Grace Kelemanik, Chris Luzniak,
Jasmine Yin-Yang Ma, Carl Oliver, Laurel Pollard, Max Ray, John Staley
Organized by Suzanne Alejandre and Steve Weimar
Emceeʼd by Suzanne Mitchell
Robert Berry, Peg Cagle, Rafranz Davis, Annie Fetter, Darshan Jain,
Dan Meyer, Eric Milou, Max Ray, Robyn Silbey, and Ellie Terry
Organized by Suzanne Alejandre and Steve Weimar
Emceeʼd by NCTM President Diane Briars
Powerful Problem Solving and Classroom Videos
Author Max Ray describes his book, which is published by Heinemann: “We’ve tried to create a book that is full of activities
and stories that focus on helping students become powerful problem solvers, able to make sense of problems, choose and
use multiple strategies with confidence, and reflect back on their work and learning.” The companion web site includes links to
problems, student handouts, and resources such as a growing collection of classroom videos. Watch us bring to life some of
the activities from the book, including “I Notice, I Wonder”, “What Do You Hear?”, “What Do You See?”, “Act it Out”, and
“Picture Gallery”. See students work in pairs and small groups while we ask them about their problem-solving work.
Powerful
Problem
Solving
Activities for Sense Making with the
Mathematical Practices
Max Ray of The Math Forum @ Drexel
Foreword by
Susan O’Connell
The Math Forum’s Problems of the Week
http://mathforum.org/problems_puzzles_landing.html
Membership Options
Memberships last approximately one year.
Current PoW Membership (Individual Student) - $15
Access to the six Current Problems of the Week plus eligibility to submit online, request free mentoring when available,
and have work highlighted on our site.
Current PoW Membership (Teacher + One Class) - $25
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ongoing access to the six Current Problems of the Week – a total of 120 puzzles over the duration of the membership
online submission for up to 36 students (additional classes can be added for $10 per class)
ability to mentor your own students using our online system
access to teacher resources, including activities from the Problem Solving and Communication Activity Series, Teacher
Packets, Online Resources, and problem solutions
Full PoW Membership (Teacher + One Class) – $119 (Primary), $149 (Other Grade Bands)
Same features as the Current PoW membership plus access to the 1800+ problems in our Library and Write Math
(Standards alignments).
School and District Memberships – Prices Based on School Enrollment
Full PoW Memberships for all teachers, plus on-site, online, or phone-based membership orientation and online PD
courses at discounted group rates.
Problem of the Week Professional Development Opportunities
These courses reflect best practices in supporting students’ mathematical thinking and communication based on mentoring
thousands of students’ problem-solving efforts and carefully researching what helped students reflect, revise, and learn.
Each course is six weeks long and costs $149. All courses except the first require purchasing a Full PoW Membership (see
above). Additionally, our programs can be customized to meet local needs. We seek opportunities for extended collaboration
rather than single workshops because of our experience with effective improvement efforts and program implementation that
required close collaboration and support over time.
For more information, see http://mathforum.org/pd/.
Developing Powerful Problem Solvers (Powerful Problem Solving Course 1)
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Nurturing Powerful Problem Solvers (Powerful Problem Solving Course 2) — starting April 23
Max Ray, author of Powerful Problem Solving, is leading these professional development courses, making use of the
book (which participants must own) and the companion web site (http://mathforum.org/pps/) and its growing collection of
classroom videos, student handouts, and resources. Each week will include reading a chapter, watching selected video
clips and/or looking at student work, and doing tasks or projects using the skills from that chapter.
PoW Membership: Resources & Strategies for Effective Implementation — starting April 23
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Become familiar with all the resources associated with your PoW membership access. You will be able to make an
informed decision about how to start implementing PoWs with your students, and you’ll have an idea of further steps to try
when you are ready.
Learning from Student Work: Make the Most of Your PoW Membership
Mentor student work submitted to the Math Forum from classrooms around the world. The goal is for you to become
comfortable as well as successful in using written feedback to prompt students to develop sound mathematical practices.
Mentor Your Own: Supporting Strong Development of Mathematical Practices
After you have become oriented to all of the possible ways to use the resources that come with a PoW membership and
you have a foundation of mentoring skills, this course provides an opportunity to apply what you’ve learned with your own
students and focus on the development of their mathematical thinking and problem solving, individually and collectively.
Online Master’s in Mathematics Learning and Teaching
Drexel University’s online program prepares teachers to incorporate creative, problem-based, student-centered instruction in
their classroom, combining the strengths of Drexel University’s School of Education and the Math Forum. Part- or full-time
options are available. Take the full 45-credit course of study for the Master’s, or get a 15-credit Certificate of Graduate Study.