How do you make a multi-step problem easier to solve?
Take notes, draw a picture, make a table, just try!!
All of the above!
Use easier numbers to understand the problem.
Read it step-by-step. Imagine it is a story.
Why is wait time important?
Allows the brain to process information.
It teaches a teachers patience.
Students need to get used to waiting their turn.
It's not important, we have too much material to cover.
What works best with English Language Leaners?
Using gestures or actions as words.
Many different examples that connect
Images that connect with vocabulary and context.
All of the above!
Why should students be an active, not passive learners?
The student's job is to repeat what the teacher is doing.
The teacher should do the work, the students watch to learn.
Passive learners are just as engaged as active learners.
Active learning requires students to do the work and learn.
What is the Zone of Proximal Development
A fancy term I've never heard of.
An area between what you know and what you don't
An area where you know nothing.
Area where you know everything.
What task require a high cognitive load?
Writing an essay.
All of the above!
Any task that requires focus and concentration.
Solving a complex, multi-step word problem.
How can we help students reduce cognitive load?
Help them organize their thoughts so it's more digestable.
All of the above!
Scaffold questions and tasks.
Make connections to simple or related materials.
What is intermittent practice and why is it important?
It helps the brain build connections by breaking up practice
It is not important to practice math.
It is best to cram a lot of information in to practice.
You should only practice when you need to.
