Valuable+Resources

=Resources=

Resource Books:
"How to Assess Problem-solving Skills in Math" By Bena Kallick and Ross Brewer "Uncovering Student Thinking in Mathematics: 25 Formative Assessment Probes " By Cheryl M. Rose, Leslie Minton and Carolyn Arline "Habits Of Mind" Edited by Arthur L. Costa and Bena Kallick "Math By All Means" By Marilyn Burns "10 Ready-to-Go Math Performance Assessments" By Ruth Melendez "Great performances: Creating Classroom-Based Assessment Tasks" by Larry Lewin and Betty Jean Shoemaker "Developing Number Concepts: Place Value, Multiplication, and Division" By Kathy Richardson "Introduction to Problem Solving" by Susan O'Connell (grades prek - 2) "10 Critical Thinking Card Games" by Elaine Richard

Sites
Project Based Learning: Design Principles for Effective Project Based Learning http://www.pbl-online.org/pathway2.html

Rubrics-
http://www.rubrics4teachers.com/languagearts.php

**Open-ended questions for math** from the book:
Brewer, Ross, and Bena Kallick. __How to Assess Problem-Solving Skills in Math (Grades K-2)__. New York: Scholastic, 1999.

2. How did you reach that conclusion? 3. Does anyone have the same answer but a different way to explain it? 4. Can you convince the rest of us that it makes sense?** 6. How can you prove that? 7. Do you see a pattern? 8. Can you predict the next one? What about the last one? 10. What ideas that we have learned before were useful in solving this problem? 11. Have we ever solved a problem like this before? 12. What uses of mathematics did you see in the newspaper last night
 * 1. Why do you think that?
 * 5. Is it true for all cases?**
 * 9. What is alike and what is different about your method of analysis and hers?**

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