Mapping TIE 512

You can see my concept map to the right and in detail at the following URL:

TIE 512 Concept Map

This map organizes the class into five parts: Tools, Teaching Problem Solving, Problem Solving Frameworks, Conceptual Frameworks of Thinking, and Complex Thinking Processes. It goes into detail of tools that we have learned to use in the class.

Also, some general topics are explained in each part. I wanted to keep it general to begin with. All of these parts make up the class on Problem Solving. I like that the concept map I created breaks down the different parts we have learned. It also lists different strategies to use.

My favorite part of this concept map is the the part that describes the tools that can be used for problem solving. This part breaks tools down into software, tech games, curriculum, and strategy tools.

The other part that is helpful is the section on Frameworks. This goes into detail of the different people we have talked about and their strategies. The following people are discussed: Piaget, Bloom, Gardner, Guilford, and Polya. Each person's strategies are generally pointed out in the concept map.

20 Essential Questions

20 Essential Questions or Complex Problems with Standards - Fourth Grade

Math:

1. What are different ways to count?
1. Standard 6.A.2 - Compare and order whole numbers
2. What are different ways to model addition and subtraction?
1. Standard 6.B.2 - Solve one- and two-step problems involving addition and subtraction
3. How do the four operations relate to each other?
1. Standard 6.B.2 - Solve one- and two-step problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
4. How can information be gathered?
1. Standard 10.B.2a - Formulate questions of interest and select methods to systematically collect data

Language Arts:

5. What is the purpose of reading?
1. Standard 1.B.2a - Establish purposes for reading
6. What do good readers do?
1. Standard 1 - Read with understanding and fluency
7. How do you comprehend what you are reading?
1. Standard 1.A.2a - Read and comprehend unfamiliar words using root words, synonyms, antonyms, word origins, and derivations
8. What makes writing worth reading?
1. Standard 3.C - Communicate ideas in writing to accomplish a variety of purposes

Science:

9. How do models help us understand science?
1. Standard 11.A - Know and apply the concepts, principles and processes of scientific inquiry
10. Why do we see the moon in different shapes?
1. Standard 12.F.2a - Identify and explain natural cycles in the solar system (e.g. moon phases)
11. Why do we have day and night?
1. Standard 12.F.2a - Identify and explain natural cycles in the solar system
12. How can matter be changed?
1. Standard 12.C.2b - Describe and explain the properties of solids, liquids and gases
13. What are different forms of energy?
1. Standard 12.C.2a - Describe and compare types of energy including light, heat, sound, electrical and mechanical

Social Studies:

14. What factors influence a culture over time?
1. Standard 18.A – Compare characteristics of culture as reflected in language, literature, the arts, traditions and institutions
15. How do I affect my social system?
1. Standard 18.C – Understand how social systems form and develop over time
16. Why do people have governments?
1. Standard 14.B.2 – Explain what government does at local, state and national levels
17. What is civic responsibility?
1. Standard 14.C – Understand election processes and responsibilities of citizens
18. How did geography influence the student’s community?
1. Standard 17.C – Understand relationships between geographic factors and society
19. How does the past influence the future?
1. Standard 16.A – Apply skills of historical analysis and interpretation
20. What is wealth?
1. Standard 18.B – Understand the roles and interactions of individuals and groups in society