Facilitating a Problem-Based Activity (IM Math 6-12)

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Overview

Planning to facilitate problem-based activities involves considering how to maintain the cognitive demand of a task while helping students understand what to do, not how to do it.
The Launch-Work Time-Synthesis structure of activities provides students with opportunities for discourse, grappling, and using a range of problem-solving strategies that help them understand. In this 2-hour virtual workshop, participants will choose an upcoming activity to collaboratively plan in depth.

Based on IM® v.360 created by Illustrative Mathematics®

Specifications

• 3 hours In-Person, or 2 hours Virtual
• Participants will need a computer with access to Zoom, a camera, a microphone, and stable Internet connectivity

Outcome

I leverage the curriculum’s problem-based structures to plan meaningful learning experiences for my students.

Learning Experience

• Define the goals of an activity
• Explore the Launch – Work Time – Synthesis structure of the activity
• Build a plan for the activity with a focus on using the Launch – Work Time – Synthesis structure to engage students in problem-based learning