Do your math discussions sometimes feel like too much work to make it really WORTH IT? Join us in this episode as we unlock the secrets to making math discussions both engaging and effective. With a simple routine you can transform your classroom discussions and boost your students’ math understanding.
Research tells us that complex knowledge and skills are learned through interaction with others. In principles to actions teachers are encouraged to facilitate meaningful mathematical discourse, which means developing students’ shared understanding of math ideas through analyzing and comparing students ideas and arguments.
When we facilitate meaningful discussions we also do a lot of other important things.
- Pose purposeful questions
- Implement tasks that promote reasoning and problem solving
- Elicit and use evidence of student thinking
- Use and connect mathematical representations
- Support productive struggle in learning mathematics
In this episode about Math Discussions:
- Explore why math discussions are a game-changer in education and how they foster deep understanding.
- Learn about the essential steps to plan and execute successful math discussions
- Find out why daily math discussions are the key to confident, independent learners and how to establish a consistent routine in your classroom.
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🆓 Guide to Engaging Math Discussion MonaMath.com/Discussions
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