National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2013 Annual Meeting and Exposition

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650- Unlocking Word Problems: It's More Than Key Words

Saturday, April 20, 2013: 9:30 AM-10:30 AM
Mile High 2 A (Convention Center)
Lead Speaker:
Kathleen Eichhorst
Co-Speaker:
Melinda Radon

Handouts
  • Presentation650EichhorstUnlocking Word Problems.pdf (208.4 kB)

    • Teaching students to rely on key words to solve word problems is misleading and sends the wrong message. The real key is to make sense of problems and the quantities involved. See videos of children making sense of problems. Gain experience analyzing students’ thinking, and explore strategies to deepen those understandings.

    Presentation Format: 3-5 Session
    Grade Band Audience: 3 to 5

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