LDA Learning Circle
Our Members are telling us they would like more opportunities to network and collaborate with colleagues.
These sessions will involve watching a session from our on-demand learning platform together with colleagues so that we can DISCUSS practical applications and SHARE strategies. Participants will also have the opportunity to bring their lunch and spend a little more time networking at the Waterman cafe.
LDA Learning Circle: Word Problems? No Problem!
New to LDA: In-person collaborative learning sessions
Our Members are telling us they would like more opportunities to network and collaborate with colleagues.
These sessions will involve watching a session from our on-demand learning platform together with colleagues so that we can DISCUSS practical applications and SHARE strategies. Participants will also have the opportunity to bring their lunch and spend a little more time networking at the Waterman cafe.
Course Description
Setting up and solving word problems is tricky for many students! In this session, we will review effective word-problem strategies. First, we’ll highlight common attack strategies which provide students with a process for approaching word problems. Then, we’ll provide examples of common schemas featured in many word problems. These schemas represent the conceptual foundation of a word problem. When students use an attack strategy combined with schemas, this approach can make word-problem solving more accessible for students.
About Professor Sarah Powell
Sarah Powell is a Professor in the College of Education at the University of Texas at Austin and Associate Director of the Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk. Her research, teaching, and service focus on mathematics, particularly for students who experience mathematics differently. Sarah is also the 2025 recipient of the Eminent Researcher Award of the Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties.
**Note: The recording of this presentation will be played and time allowed for group discussions**
Location
Waterman Chadstone
Level 2, 1341 Dandenong Rd
Chadstone
VIC 3148
***You will also have access to the recording for 1 month***
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