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Biodiversity in Your Backyard: Designed especially for teachers of elementary-aged students, this course will expand your life science content knowledge with material aligned to the NC Standard Course of Study. You will have two classrooms during this course–-this interactive, online classroom and your own backyard!; Take this course: Begins March 9.

problem centered mathematics: Student-centered mathematics instruction that uses problem solving as a means to discovery of mathematical procedures and emphasizes real-world applications to mathematical concepts.
discrete mathematics: A branch of mathematics that focuses on the study of objects and ideas that can be divided into separated or discontinuous parts.
problem solving: A method of learning in which students work to understand a problem, create and carry out a plan of action, and review, discuss and evaluate processes for problem resolution.
problem-based assessment: Based on a problem-solving or problem-posing educational model, problem-based assessment involves the presentation of a problem the student must solve.
problem-based learning: Model of instruction in which the teacher poses an authentic problem for student resolution. PBL may be one among many strategies in a classroom or an entire curricular and instructional approach. In the course of problem-solving, students work cooperatively in groups to learn content and skills related to real world problems. The teacher acts as a facilitator to learning.

Problem centered math: Why students must build their own understanding of mathematics if they are to be able to use it in the real world, and how teachers can guide them in doing so.; Format: series (multiple pages)

Why problem-centered learning?: In Problem centered math, page 2; The world our students will live and work in will require them to gather, organize, and interpret data in the process of finding solutions to complex problems. Problem-centered learning creates a model where the student becomes the thinker.; By Mike Kestner.

Problem-centered lesson on the Pythagorean Theorem: This lesson is designed to help students give meaning to solving problems using the Pythagorean Theorem in a useful and meaningful situation.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Mathematics); By Brent Bustle.

Fire in Pythagorville: Problem-centered lessons: Students will work on problem-centered lessons which use the application of the Pythagorean theorem to put out a fire in the fictional town of Pythagorville.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Mathematics); By Kelly Crisp.

The problem-centered classroom: In Problem centered math, page 5; A look inside an eighth-grade classroom in which students work in pairs to solve problems, then debate as a class which solution is correct or easiest. An explanation of the teaching method is provided along with video of students presenting their solutions to problems.; By Grayson Wheatley.

Research and strategies for problem-centered math: In Problem centered math, page 7; A bibliography of research-driven strategies for teaching problem-centered math at all grade levels.; By Libby Montagne.

The clinical interview: In Problem centered math, page 3; Do your students have a strong number sense, or do they rely on memorized procedures, floundering when faced with unfamiliar problems? A clinical interview can help you to assess how your students think about mathematics. This example interview provides a model.; By David Walbert.

Setting the tone: Building a student-centered classroom culture starts on the first day of the school year.; By Victoria Lunetta.

Giving meaning to volume and surface area: This lesson is designed to help students give meaning to volume and surface area by solving problems using a meaningful situation rather than formulas.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Mathematics); By Grayson Wheatley.

Packaging resources: In Web Publishing & Collaboration Guide, page 2.3; LEARN NC is especially interested in publishing "packages" of resources that integrate instructional plans, best practices, and/or materials for student learning, including primary sources and multimedia. Teachers will be more likely to use and adapt upon...; Format: /help

Number sense every day: Number sense – an intuitive feel for numbers and their relationships – develops when children solve problems for themselves.; By Lisa Wilson Carboni.

Formative assessment: This reference article discusses the history, concept, and application of formative assessment.; Format: article; By Heather Coffey.