Math Insπred!
Jan/Feb 2018 ........................Volume 1, Issue 1
Get Inspired!
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Welcome to Math Insπred!
A place for all math teachers, K - 12, to gather and share ideas, ask questions and to get inspired to grow as instructors.
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OPEN-MIDDLE: Challenging Math Problems Worth Solving
- they have a “closed beginning” meaning that they all start with the same initial problem.
- they have a “closed end” meaning that they all end with the same answer.
- they have an “open middle” meaning that there are multiple ways to approach and ultimately solve the problem.
Open middle problems require a higher depth of knowledge than most problems that assess procedural and conceptual understanding. They support the Common Core State Standards and provide students with opportunities for discussing their thinking.
Some additional characteristics of open middle problems include:
- They often have multiple ways of solving them as opposed to a problem where you are told to solve it using a specific method. Example
- They may involve optimization such that it is easy to get an answer but more challenging to get the best or optimal answer. Example
- They may appear to be simple and procedural in nature but turn out to be more challenging and complex when you start to solve it. Example
- They are generally not as complex as a performance task which may require significant background context to complete. Example
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Tovar Gets Inspired!
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We hope you have enjoyed this first issue of Math Inspired. Now tell us what inspires you. Do you have lesson to share or a story to tell? Do you have something that you would like to see in a future issue? Send your pictures, videos and or ideas to cipd@pusd.us with Math Inspired in the subject line.
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Saturday, Mar 10, 2018, 08:00 AM
Eliot Arts Magnet, Lake Avenue, Altadena, CA, United States
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