Fostering Mathematical Thinking and Problem Solving
308 Teaching Children Mathematics / February 2007Nicole Rigelman, is an assistant professor of math-ematics education in the School of Education at George Fox University in New-berg, Oregon. She is interested in teaching and learning through Mathematical Problem Solving and Mathematical discourse. By Nicole R. RigelmanFostering Mathematical Thinking and Problem Solving : The Teacher s RoleEffective Mathematical Problem solvers are flexible and fluent thinkers. They are confi-dent in their use of knowledge and processes.
the relationships within the problem, sharing the possibilities, and considering how this thinking may extend to any figure in the pattern. This teacher’s view of problem solving is that multiple ways exist to solve a problem and that problem solving is a process of exploring, developing methods, discuss-
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