Episode Details

Do Problem Strings and Thin Slicing achieve the same results? In this episode Pam and Kim discuss the differences between Problem Strings and Dr. Liljedahl's Thin Slicing.

Talking Points:

• Different purposes, different facilitation
• The importance of recording student thinking
• When non-permanent surfaces can be helpful
• Problem Strings are strategically planned sequences and not always 'easy to more complex'
• Differences in the teacher's role, questioning, math relationships
• Word problems are natural extensions of Problem Strings
• Problem Strings and Thin Slicing: Some similarities, but not the same.

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