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Creating Confident, Effective, Creative Problem Solvers
Mary EwartFinal Action Research Round Table Presentation
Seattle Pacific UniversityWinter 2015
EDU 6975
Word Problems…Professor Orion and Professor Polaris are working every night this month at the Mt. Olympus Observatory. On Monday night, during his shift from 8-10 PM, Professor Orion notices 12 new stars. He finds 18 new stars on Tuesday, 30 on Wednesday, 36 on Thursday, and 48 on Friday. Professor Polaris, working the 10-12 PM shift, notices 18 new stars on Monday, 26 on Tuesday, 44 on Wednesday, 52 on Thursday, and 70 on Friday. If the professors continue to spot new stars at the same rate, during what day of the week will their combined total equal the number of days in a year?
5-Step Process• Rubric developed and used all year long
• Focus on process
Where students began….
After the first semester…
Where I went from there…
Centimeter Cube
Activity
Create Connection to Algebra
Direct Instruction
on Table Method
Scaffolded Prompt to Connect
Final Prompt
Asking for Transfer
• Need to verify to be confident
• Don’t have enough strategies to be able to do that
• Focused on systems of equations
• Liquid Mixture Problems
Centimeter Cube Activity
Connection to Algebra
Connection to Algebra
Direct Instruction
Scaffolded Prompt
Final Prompt – Requiring
Transfer
Final Prompt
Final DataConsiderations:• Take Home vs. In Class• Students did not turn it in.• Access to resources
Next Steps Word Problems Daily – Connected to Real World
Focus on 5-Step THOUGHT process
Increased focus on transferring between content and application
Goal: ALL students able to score at least 80% by the end of the year