WTD: New elementary mathematics problem-solving journals
It is recommended that elementary teachers utilize one question from the HISD PSJ for each day of instruction during the Daily Math Routines section of the math block.
A total of 140 questions are available in the Fall and Spring semester PSJs, which provides one question per day of instruction (not including Extend, Review, Assess, Re-Teach days).
The PSJs have been developed to strategically spiral content according to the pacing recommended by the HISD Scope & Sequence documents. In addition, a guide to scoring open-ended questions using a rubric has been included in each problem solving journal, and teachers are encouraged to review the information at the front of the problem solving journals to learn more about implementing PSJs in their classrooms and using rubrics to provide feedback to students’ work.
