This book is an amazing resource for teachers who are struggling to help students develop both procedural fluency and conceptual understanding. –Dr. Margaret (Peg) Smith, co-author of 5 Practices for Orchestrating Productive Mathematical Discussions
Imagine that you assign a math problem and your students, instead of getting discouraged after not solving it on the first attempt, start working harder—as if on a quest to figure out the answer. What could possibly make this scenario come true? The answer is: Open Middle math problems and the strategies in this book.
Inside you'll learn how to:
With these practical strategies, extensive resources, and Robert's own stories, you will be able to support, challenge, and motiviate your students.