PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MATH IS: Adaptive tech, shm-adaptive tech. The people at Exemplars have put together a new product that centers around teachers adapting math instruction to their students’ needs based on what they see--instead of the machine. Problem Solving for the Common Core, K-5 is a collection of online materials (including 500+ open-ended math problems) that assists elementary teachers in creating thorough and CCSS-aligned math lessons.