Complex+Tasks

=What is a complex task?= =Online Resources= =How will our Project Use Complex Tasks= =Current Goals=
 * You know it when you see it...
 * Multiple entry points. Students with a variety of mathematical backgrounds can engage in the task.
 * The task invites multiple approaches and solution methods.
 * The task can serve as formative assessment.
 * Extensions from the original problem are natural and lead to more sophisticated and generalizable observations.
 * Charles A. Dana Center has many resources around teaching mathematics. This link is to the product page. The assessment resources provide links to a few examples of tasks. Looking at the samples provides a framework for writing complex tasks. First there is the problem. The problem is written in a general enough tone to allow multiple entry points. The the sample also includes sample scaffolding questions to provoke student thought. There are also extension questions to take the student inquiry deeper. Sample answers are also included.
 * Nrich provides resources to students, teachers, and parents. They state that they are "specialists in rich mathematics." Based in England, the Nrich group maintains a website of interesting problems. Some of the problems take advantage of the online interactivity. The resources here are thought provoking.
 * Educational Development Center provides a searchable database of "Problems with a Point." This project is funded with a grant from the National Science Foundation. This site also has a collection of links to other sites that might be of interest.
 * Formative assessment
 * Student work analysis within faculty inquiry groups
 * Evaluation of our through line hypothesis.
 * Providing engaging student inquiry linked to student learning outcomes.
 * Tasks can be used in professional development workshops to facilitate faculty discussion about intentional teaching practices.
 * Identify up to 5 complex tasks appropriate for our adult precollege math students.
 * Correlate each task to the through lines and course level learning outcomes.
 * Create teacher notes for each task specialized to each precollege level course.
 * Identify common vocabulary and notation that every instructor would use in the task.
 * Identify how the task could allow adult students to accelerate their progress through the precollege math curriculum.

Examples
This is a prompt that we will be giving to students at all levels of math. We will be collecting student work in our Fall Fig.Here is an example of a complex task Bob used with his 021,023 classes.bob's complex task