The 2014 Scranton Sessions
  • Track Listing

  • day one

    • Super Stairs
    • Developing the Question
    • Makeover a Textbook
    • Explore Resources

Developing the Question

Deconstruct the experience. What were the teacher moves? How is it different than the same kind of problem in a textbook?

FileDebrief

How does this quote apply?

“Teachers are so eager to get to the answer that we do not devote sufficient time to developing the question.”

— Daniel Willingham

Our Activities

FileSketchy Graphs

LinkGraphing Stories

LinkDueling Discounts

FileAsian Elephants

linkPick a Point

linkSales Tax Map

Developing the Question

Ask for questions.
Ask for an estimate.
Ask for a wrong answer.
Ask for a comparison.
Start a fight.
Ask what information is necessary.

Answering the Question

Answer the question.

Extending the Question

Ask for reasons why our answer might be wrong.
Ask an extension question.
Ask them to create their own.
Ask them for a title of the lesson.

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