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 * 2012-2013**

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From Graham Fletcher- So I have shared Dan Meyer’s blog (middle and high school, but don't let that stop you!) [] and problems with a couple of you but I need to share with all after today. He mathematizes the world to a #|degree I now strive for. @ddmeyer uses video clips from television and creates new ones using a flip camera to develop everyday situations that students would encounter. What I love about Meyers’ task is that he shows the clip and asks a question stemming from the clip. Then students must understand what is being asked and then identify all the information that is required to solve the question. He has students estimate then asks “ What information will you need to get an answer?” I am continuously guilty of just handing over the information needed to students so this was huge for me. Normally the problem tasks I use have the information embedded within but these problems are presented with limited to no information. At first frustrating ….but brilliantly designed!!!! Then as students realize what is required he releases the information on a need to know basis. I modified his task so that I could share. Don’t look at teacher edition until you’ve really looked at the student J The first 3 weeks of school I have told my “willing teachers” to forget the frameworks/content standards and focus on only tasks that engage students in all 8 SMPs to help establish norms and behaviors. Tasks like this are SICK and littered with the SMPs!!!!!! Did this lesson today with a 4th grade class and it went Phenomenal!

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