Rigor : Require fluency , application , and deep understanding

Problem Solving to Develop Mathematical Concepts Rigor: Require fluency, application, and deep understanding

How do you help kids do well with Constructed Response? You have them ACE it!!

ACE it? What does that mean? How do we implement a process like this?

Implementing ACE

Grade Student Work as a Class • Give students a problem. • Have them brainstorm a solution with a partner. • Work as a class to understand the solution and appropriate plans. • Give students copies of student work for the problem. • Have students sort the work into 0-3 points, following the ACE format (use the checksheet). • Discuss.

Grade Student Work as a Class • You can find problems with graded student responses in MCAS link (2007 – 2009) have more open-ended questions then years following. • Try something relatively easy, maybe from the previous year.

Class Models of ACE Solutions • Students work with a partner to think about the problem and come up with a solution • Groups present their ideas • A class solution is written out using ACE • Students reflect on the model. • Does the solution follow the steps to get full credit on ACE? • This may have to be done several times

Sample Problem Grade 3

Establish Student Baseline Score • Teacher assigns a problem. • Students do it individually. • Teacher grades the problem using the ACE evaluation sheet

Peer Evaluation • Introduce Peer Evaluation forms • Students do a problem individually. • Students switch papers and “grade” the problem using the ACE evaluation sheet

Problem Cycle After 2 problems Teacher collects & grades, student tracks the data. Scaffold the answer sheets.

So, where do we get constructed response problems to assign?

Supplement what you already have with these web resources • K-5 Math Resources • Performance Based Assessments aligned to EM (K-5) • Mars Tasks by Grade 2-8 • Washington state math problems by grade and strand- explain how

Rigor : Require fluency , application , and deep understanding