{"product_id":"what-if-building-students-problem-solving-skills-through-complex-challenges-9781416626411","title":"What If?: Building Students' Problem-Solving Skills Through Complex Challenges","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf a fundamental goal of schooling is to prepare young people for the unknowable future, why do we assign students so many clearly defined tasks with predetermined solutions?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to educator and creativity expert Ronald A. Beghetto, the best way to unleash students' problem solving and creativity--and thus prepare them to face real-world problems--is to incorporate complex challenges that teach students to respond productively to uncertainty. In this thought-provoking book, Beghetto explains\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to foster possibility thinking to help students open up their thinking in creative, sometimes counterintuitive ways.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe process of \u003cem\u003elesson unplanning, \u003c\/em\u003e a way of transforming existing lessons, activities, and assignments into more complex classroom challenges.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFour basic action principles that teachers and students can use to design and solve complex challenges both inside and outside the classroom.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe steps for creating \u003cem\u003elegacy challenges\u003c\/em\u003e, which require students to identify a problem, develop a solution, and ensure that their work makes a lasting contribution.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith planning forms and detailed sample activities, this practical guide will enable teachers at every grade level to design a full range of challenges in any subject area. Invite uncertainty into your classroom--and discover what your students are capable of.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ASCD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/28\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781416626411\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 7.00w x 0.40d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ronald A. Beghetto","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36649900834972,"sku":"9781416626411","price":27.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_57dc342d-4a26-44d5-b551-dd15be58d303.jpg?v=1603873994","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/what-if-building-students-problem-solving-skills-through-complex-challenges-9781416626411","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}