10 Challenging Math Problems and Strategies to Successfully Solve Them

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

  1. Mark – BEXLEY CITY (verified owner) –

    A good encapsulation of math problem solving strategies for early and middle grades students.

  2. Dawn – ELYRIA CITY SCHOOLS (verified owner) –

    This course was great! It reminded me how fun problem solving really is

  3. Mark – BEXLEY CITY (verified owner) –

    I really enjoyed the session! Ed was engaging and funny!

  4. Tony – BEXLEY CITY (verified owner) –

    Fun problems to consider and engage students!

  5. Micah – DAYTON CITY (verified owner) –

    I really enjoyed this course.

  6. Laura – BEXLEY CITY (verified owner) –

    Great thinking visible here to problem solve

  7. Paula – BEXLEY CITY (verified owner) –

    I really liked each example. I found each problem engaging and think my gifted students would also find them engaging. They also strongly aligned with my curriculum (middle school math) therefore I feel I could use many of these problems in class and of course, the strategies they exemplify.

  8. Billy – BEXLEY CITY (verified owner) –

    I loved this course! I found myself saving and noting about these problems and thinking of how I could use them throughout my teaching!

  9. Pam – ELYRIA CITY SCHOOLS (verified owner) –

    I enjoyed the course! It really had me thinking! It made me realize I need to provide more challenging mathematical tasks for my higher-level students.

  10. Jeremy – WESTERVILLE CITY (verified owner) –

    its ok

  11. Nicole – WESTERVILLE CITY (verified owner) –

    Would be good for higher level grades, not primary

  12. Brian – GREEN LOCAL (verified owner) –

    Great strategies were presented to solve what seem to be impossible or very difficult problems.

  13. Lorraine – Los Angeles Unified School District (verified owner) –

    It was engaging and relevant.

  14. NERMIN – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –

    I learned a lot of things about challenging math problems and strategies to successfully solve them.

  15. Dionne – Yellow Springs Exempted Village (verified owner) –

    Great strategies delivered clearly and in a fun way.

  16. Heather – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –

    Great

  17. Adria – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –

    Very interesting

  18. Hilda – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –

    It was a challenge course, but interesting.

  19. Brenda – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    I would have liked the challenge more if I was a student.

  20. Jessica – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    I really enjoyed these strategies and plan to implement them today.

  21. Maria – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

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  22. Maria – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    The course was interesting and engaging.

  23. Erika – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    great course

  24. Brian – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    I liked the interactivity of this course and the fact that it was teaching actual content/practice and not just theory.

  25. Kelli – BOWLING GREEN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –

    good course

  26. Angelina – BOWLING GREEN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –

    This is a great course to see other techniques for mathematics, however, if you are not a math teacher, it would be difficult to follow and teachers would get frustrated at some of the questions. I enjoyed the video and techniques provided.

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

    I like the course, it is fun to learn.

  28. Gretchen – WESTERN BROWN LOCAL (verified owner) –

    It was def interesting and challenging- enjoyed the diff approaches

  29. Steve – Defiance City Schools (verified owner) –

    Entertaining, compared to a lot of other PD programs. Thought provoking and applicable.

  30. Hana – SPRINGFIELD CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –

    This course allows people to think about different strategies when solving a possibly complicated problem.

  31. Francisco – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –

    Great course.

  32. Sara – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –

    This course was interesting, but did not give me, an elementary teacher much to use in my classroom.

  33. Sandra – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –

    Very imformative.

  34. Veronica – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –

    Informative!!

  35. Armando – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –

    Great course

  36. Susan – Los Angeles Unified School District (verified owner) –

    best PD I have done as long as I can remember!!!

  37. Kevin – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Great Course.

  38. hatice – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –

    GREAT

  39. Fatih – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –

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  40. Bethany – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –

    helpful

  41. Robin – DUNCANVILLE ISD (verified owner) –

    I like the course but did not like the assessment at the end.

  42. DULCE – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –

    This course was very challenging.

  43. Matthew – OLENTANGY LOCAL (verified owner) –

    I found the techniques to be very practical for those students who tend to struggle with algebraic explanations. These use basic logic that is attainable by most students we teach.

  44. Susana – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –

    Great course and teaches critical thinking

  45. Veronica – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –

    It’s been a long time since I used algebra.

  46. Elizabeth – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –

    I love all the problem solving strategies and examples that I can use with my advanced students.

  47. Michele – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –

    Was way to much to do first thing in the morning, but I liked the simplistic way of thinking

  48. Timothy – COLDWATER EXEMPTED VILLAGE (verified owner) –

    I love the math problems!

  49. Jandi – RIVER VIEW LOCAL (verified owner) –

    It was more appropriate for intermediate grades.

  50. Yesim – HPS – HOUSTON NORTH (verified owner) –

    That was awesome!

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