National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2013 Regional Conference and Exposition: Las Vegas, Nevada

Please note: The NCTM conference program is subject to change.

127- Problem Solving: Don’t Remove the Thinking!

Friday, October 25, 2013: 8:00 AM-9:00 AM
Amazon P/Q (Rio)
Lead Speaker:
Tara D. Zuspan
Co-Speaker:
Susie K. Katt


Primary-age children often rely on the grab-numbers-and-compute strategy to solve story problems, which does not promote mathematical understanding. We’ll share instructional strategies teachers have employed to turn K–grade 2 students from problem performers into problem solvers.

Presentation Format: PreK-2 Session
Grade Band Audience: PreK to 2, 3 to 5

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