2025 MidSchoolMath National Conference

Have you ever implemented a problem-solving based lesson, encountered situations where students disengage, and been unsure how to resolve the situation? This session will prepare you to resolve this!

Together, we'll complete a low floor - high ceiling simultaneous equations activity that can be solved in multiple ways, then discuss our own struggles in the activity and reflect on their students’ experience of struggles. We'll then take a closer look at the structure and theory of identifying 5 unique types of struggle: cognitive load, opting-out, expressive language, perseverance and fatigue. We'll talk about what to do - and what not to do - for each type of sturggle. Learning disabilities will also be addressed, to help support all students in problem solving.

You'll walk away with a better understanding of types of struggle that occur and be prepared to support your students during these moments of struggle!