Teaching Through Problem Solving, Grades 7-9

Who should attend

Grades 7-9 Teachers and Administrators

About this learning opportunity

The new curriculum has brought a paradigm shift in the way problem solving is to be presented to students.  We want to make the experience authentic and challenging so students can build a tool box of strategies that work for them. 

In this session, we will look how the pedagogy has changed and how to make the process powerful within your classroom. Barb will share research and techniques to experiment with and then we will explore a number of different resources on the Internet.

This learning opportunity is subsidized as a result of a grant from Alberta Education to support implementation.

About the facilitator(s)

Barb Vezina is the K-9 Math Consultant with Edmonton Public Schools and is a member of the ERLC regional math team. She has been teaching math and science for Edmonton Public for 20 years. Barb has spent her career working with students at risk within the city center and worked very hard to make math meaningful and science come alive for all of her students.  Her classes have always included a wide range of ability which strengthened her skill with differentiation and assessment.  Barb won the APEGA Teaching Award in 2012.

Barb enjoys yoga and reading and her spare time is spent with her husband and three young children.