10 Challenging Math Problems and Strategies to Successfully Solve Them

10 Challenging Math Problems and Strategies to Successfully Solve Them

$20.00

Presenter: Ed Zaccaro, Hickory Grove Press
Core Area: Instructional Planning and Delivery 1D, 1E; Knowledge of Students and Student Learning 2A; Content Knowledge and Expertise 3B, 3C; Learning Environment 4D; Professional Practices and Responsibilities 6A
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
Hours: 1

How can you make math problems engaging and fun for your students? In this 1-hour course from Hickory Grove Press, Ed Zaccaro demonstrates how to challenge your students while creating an enriched learning environment for math. Once you have completed this session, you’ll have a better understanding of how to incorporate real-life math problems into your classroom so students can apply problem-solving skills.

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Description

Problem-solving can be difficult, even for gifted students. This is why it’s important that each student has a "tool belt" of problem-solving strategies. Many of the strategies presented in this session will force students to change their normal thinking patterns and approach each problem in a different way.

You will leave this session with many unique problem-solving techniques that will help all students be more successful in math contests and on tests – including district achievement, SAT, and ACT tests. Each participant will conclude the session with 10 math problems that they can take back and implement immediately in their classroom. These problems will help teachers both interest and challenge their students of all ages.

In this 1-hour course, you will learn:

  • How to present challenging and engaging math problems
  • The power of exponents
  • How to solve problems with a function machine
  • About the 2-10 method
  • The language of algebra and how to solve real-life problems
  • Basic probability and counterintuitive problems
  • How to teach probability in younger grades

Other courses in this series:

Pathway to Mathematical Understanding in Early Childhood
The Missing Part in Most Math Instruction – How to Think Algebraically
8 Ways to Spark Intellectual Curiosity and Passion in Mathematically Gifted Students

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916 reviews for 10 Challenging Math Problems and Strategies to Successfully Solve Them

  1. Erin – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –

    I enjoyed the person presenting. He was funny and made the time go by quickly

  2. Jordan – GALENA PARK ISD (verified owner) –

    Great course!

  3. Emily – NEW LEXINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –

    Well structured and easy.

  4. Jessica – DELAWARE CITY (verified owner) –

    It was almost exactly like the other one I just took. So just redundant.

  5. Erika – RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD (verified owner) –

    Great course

  6. Graciela – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Fun problem solving session.

  7. Mariza – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Great!!!

  8. Jaret – DEFIANCE CITY (verified owner) –

    Good but not applicable in elementary all of the time like it says

  9. Carolina – RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD (verified owner) –

    Excellent course, I learned new strategies.

  10. Laurie – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –

    I thought it was ok. I teach 3rd graders so I think the strategies were not meant for that age.

  11. Liz Anne – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –

    It was challenging

  12. Roxanna – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –

    great

  13. Jesus – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –

    Highly recommended

  14. Stephanie – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –

    The course was great. I learned a lot of different ways to problem solve.

  15. Charles – HPS – HOUSTON NORTH (verified owner) –

    It’s a great choice to think about how to respond to different questions

  16. Melike – HPS – HOUSTON NORTH (verified owner) –

    I learned that 2-10 , Think 1 and Function machine methods.

  17. Deanna – CRESTVIEW LOCAL – VAN WERT COUNTY (verified owner) –

    The speaker was very engaging and gave examples that can immediately be used in my classroom.

  18. Matt – CRESTVIEW LOCAL – VAN WERT COUNTY (verified owner) –

    Lots of valuable information and problem solving strategies.

  19. Brock – Napoleon Area City Schools (verified owner) –

    The problems definitely made me think and the strategies helped me extend thinking into more intuitive areas.

  20. Sarah – Napoleon Area City Schools (verified owner) –

    I loved seeing the practical application of these problems. So great to have more methods to help students to think, rather than memorize and mimic.

  21. Aaron – Napoleon Area City Schools (verified owner) –

    This is great for upper-level elementary to high school problem solvers.

  22. Suzanne – Napoleon Area City Schools (verified owner) –

    This course contained higher level word problems. I was hoping to learn strategies to help my elementary students solve more challenging problems.

  23. Latoya – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –

    New ideas and understandings that can be used in the classroom

  24. Adrian – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –

    It was a good course and well timed.

  25. Oscar – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –

    very interesting math problems… initially I got some wrong but after penciling out the problems, I solved them

  26. Maria – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    The course is good

  27. monique – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –

    interesting

  28. Tija – EVERMAN ISD (verified owner) –

    good

  29. Jaime – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –

    His delivery is great and I Love how he is compassionate to people’s responses. He has a great Love of his own family which helps make him a compassionate speaker to his audience. He is also very knowledgeable in his Math talk.

  30. Griselda C. – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    Very interesting math problems – totally agree on teaching the language of algebra to students so they can better comprehend math problems.

  31. Sylvia – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    I thought that it was going to be about strategies to teach math to GT students

  32. Jayme – GREENFIELD EXEMPTED VILLAGE (verified owner) –

    Some interesting ways to think creatively when solving word problems.

  33. Victor – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    It was interesting

  34. Yolanda – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    ok

  35. Samantha – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –

    Great coure to highlight challenging math problems for students.

  36. Barbra – SAN DIEGO ISD (verified owner) –

    Great for problem solving.

  37. Randie – CUERO ISD (verified owner) –

    This opened my eyes on different methods that students can use to solve problems. Personally, I have not used these methods in a while so remembering how they worked was a little challenging. This is totally a “use or lose” type of math methods.

  38. Jesus – VALLEY VIEW ISD PHARR – REGION 01 (verified owner) –

    I loved the questions. It gets one thinking.

  39. Zack – SILSBEE ISD (verified owner) –

    I was glad to be allowed by my district to select my own courses to take and this was my first choice. I like the brain teasers and difficult math problems, especially when knee jerk answers tend to be wrong.

  40. Francisca – VALLEY VIEW ISD PHARR – REGION 01 (verified owner) –

    hard

  41. Alesi – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –

    Love it!

  42. Teresa – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –

    Great course and the math questions were very challenging.

  43. Jessica – VALLEY VIEW ISD PHARR – REGION 01 (verified owner) –

    Very informative, as well as entertaining!

  44. Claudette – HALLETTSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –

    I like this course because it is one of the only ones that actually goes with math.

  45. Elizabeth – SILSBEE ISD (verified owner) –

    fun specific ideas to challenge your students

  46. Shelly – EAST CHAMBERS ISD (verified owner) –

    Interesting

  47. Sarah – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –

    I like the Strategies

  48. Brad – Region 17 (verified owner) –

    I like solving math problems.

  49. Bret – COMFORT ISD (verified owner) –

    Fun. I picked up a couple of fun brain-teaser problems to use in class.

  50. Melinda – CUERO ISD (verified owner) –

    This course showed some important, simplified, strategies to solve hard problems.

    This course has made me want to get more practice using these strategies.

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