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“ I have really enjoyed working through this course. The practical ideas that I have already begun implementing in my classroom have been wonderful. The key piece to problem solving that I was missing taught in this course was having my students read the problem for understanding. My students have begun to pay more attention to the problem itself and its vocabulary. Now when a student calls me over saying, "How do you do this?" I ask them to summarize the problem for me. Most of the time I find they are unable to do this. So I have them re-read the problem. By the time we are done reading for understanding and summarizing, most students have an idea of a strategy to use! If not the coaching and intermediate questioning techniques are very useful. Also, my classroom has become more animated; we have step up activities for partner problem solving. Students are talking through the process more and this is helping them improve their writing, too. Finally, I have begun journaling with my students once a week and they are working on becoming better at self-assessment. Thank you for your great ideas! ”

Chicago Public Schools