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What is Organizing?
• Organizing is a strategy to detect and
understand patterns of relevant
information.
• Students identify information they have
and must gather to solve a problem.
Key Elements of Organizing
• Students select a graphic organizer to help them arrange relevant
information.
• Examples of graphic organizers include:
• Graphs
• Tables
• Charts
• Lists
• Concept maps
How Does Organizing Help
Students?
• Supports them in more easily seeing
patterns and learning mathematical
concepts.
• Guides their thinking about what they do
and don’t know about a problem.
• Gives them ideas of ways to approach
solving a problem.
• Helps them maintain chunks of information
in memory to use in problem solving.
Discussion Questions 1
1. How do you explain organizing to your
students?
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