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August 25, 2020

The Ultimate Puzzle Book for Kids

Picture it, Dallas, 1986... going into Toys ‘R Us for a reward with my parents and being the child who was always wanting to learn more, I picked up workbooks and many a puzzle book over being able to get toys. No matter where we went if I was able to choose something for myself it was always going to be an activity book. Hidden pictures, logic puzzles, word searches, crosswords... I loved them a ... View Post

Filed Under: News, Teaching Tagged With: problem solving, Puzzle

Are you looking for ways to help your students choose the right "tool" to solve problems in your classroom? Having an arsenal of different tools and strategies is important when students are problem solving and I'm here to help you build just that.

October 22, 2015

Selecting Tools to Solve Problems

In the newly adopted Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) standard 1c for each grade level states, "The student is expected to select tools, including real objects, manipulatives, paper and pencil, and technology as appropriate, and techniques, including mental math, estimation, and number sense as appropriate, to solve problems." And this standard is stated in the Common Core State St ... View Post

Filed Under: Teaching Tagged With: guided math, problem solving

Deductive Reasoning skills allows problem solvers to think further and become the student who asks WHY!

October 9, 2015

Analyzing Relationships in Math

Within the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) new standards have arisen to promote the communication of math skills. Common Core Math Practice Standard 3 states, “Students should construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others,” and Standard 8 states, "Students should look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning," while the Te ... View Post

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Practical Problems Solving involves more than just working on problems. Being an effective communicator of mathematical ideas allows students to make connections of mathematical skills and concepts.

September 27, 2015

Practical Problem Solving – Communicating Mathematical Ideas

Within the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) new standards have arisen to promote the communication of math skills. Common Core Math Practice Standard 3 states, "Students should construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others," while the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills Math Practice Standard 1d states, "The student is expected t ... View Post

Filed Under: Teaching Tagged With: problem solving

Practical Problem Solving is crucial for our students each year. We must give them the tools to think critically so they can develop better problem solving skills.

September 18, 2015

Problem Solving – Why Is it Important?

Each school year we start with a new group of students and with that new crew we start fresh with working on problem solving in our math classes. I don't know about you but over the summer it seems as if most of my students always forgot what they had learned about solving problems from the prior years so it was like starting with a clean slate. The importance of teaching problem solving to our ... View Post

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December 3, 2014

Math in Real Life during Thanksgiving

It's the first Wednesday of December which means it's time for our monthly linky - Math IS Real Life!! If you want to see how the linky works, or just want other real world math ideas, check out our Pinterest Board of all the posts so that you can look back and find some great ideas and REAL pictures to use in your classroom! If you are linking up, please include the below picture AND a link back ... View Post

Filed Under: Teaching Tagged With: Math in Real Life, problem solving

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Jennifer Jochen

Jennifer Smith Jochen has been an educator since 2003 with experience in elementary, middle school and college. Math has been her passion since a young age which no doubt resulted in her secondary math teaching career. Currently Jennifer is a Differentiated Curriculum Designer and Staff Developer traveling the nation to train teachers on the effectiveness of Interactive Notebooks, Math Workshop and All Things Math. When she is not traveling and training she lives in Fort Worth, TX with her husband and dachshunds where they are working to renovate their home together while channeling their inner JoJo and Chip!

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