These resources are for the December 5-6, 2016 training for Grassroots Workshops.
Presentation
Problem-Based Lessons Used or Referenced
- How Much Does a 100×100 In-N-Out Cheeseburger Cost?
- What Fraction of Children Are In The Right Car Seat?
- How Far Apart Are The Freeway Exits?
- How Much Does The Paint On A Space Shuttle Weigh?
- How Much Does The Aluminum Foil Prank Cost?
- Which Toilet Uses Less Water?
- Do Hybrid Cars Pay For Themselves?
- Which Chinese Food Coupon Should I Use?
- Where Would The Angry Birds Have Landed?
- Which Peanuts Are The Best Deal?
- How Many Gumballs Fit In The Gumball Machine?
- How Much Money IS That?!
- How Did They Make Ms. Pac-Man?
- Which Ticket Option Is The Best Deal?
- How Many Stars Are There In The Universe?
- Which Bed Bath & Beyond Coupon Should You Use?
- How Much Shorter Are Staggered Pipe Stacks?
- Andrew Stadel’s File Cabinet
- Dan Meyer’s Penny Circle
- How Much Is One Third Of A Cup Of Butter?
- How Tall Is Mini-Me?
Problem-Based Lessons Resources
- Problem Solving Framework v7.3
- Problem Based Lesson Search Engine
- Robert Kaplinsky
- Robert Kaplinsky (spreadsheet format)
- Dan Meyer
- Andrew Stadell
- Graham Fletcher
- Geoff Krall
- Dan Meyer’s TED talk
Other Resources
- How Old Is The Shepherd?
- Why Depth of Knowledge is Critical to Implement
- Is Depth of Knowledge Complex or Complicated?
- Why Are You Using That Problem?
- Levels of Convincing
- The Difference Between Open-Ended and Open-Middled Problems
- What Does It Mean To Understand Mathematics?
- Tool to Distinguish Between Depth of Knowledge Levels
- Orchestrating Discussions article
- Open Middle
- Open Middle work samples
- Open Middle Worksheet v1.2
- Questioning Scenarios
- The Art of Questioning in Mathematics
- Content and Language Objectives