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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