#2ndchat is a Twitter hashtag that can be used to chat, collaborate, and grow with other second grade educators from around the world. Every other week we will discuss a different topic. It's a great way to help grow your PLN (Professional/Personal Learning Network) and share ideas with others.
@mcarlson110 I LOVE teaching it now! I went to these math courses over a few summers that helped teachers understand mathematics instead of just using algorithms. EYE OPENING. I finally felt like a math genius! #2ndchat
@swkreed I KNOW! I was only introduced to one way. I could make As easily but I knew my mathematical understanding was built on a house of cards. #2ndchat
It makes me LOVE math so much more! I just didn't get traditional methods. I remember not even understanding what I was doing when I "carried" a 1 until I was an adult in a strategies class. #2ndchat
A1: Math talks are carefully chosen mathematical situations/problems/puzzles/challenges that improve mathematical understanding & encourages explanation with number. #2ndchat
A1: A frequent exchange of Mathematical ideas in a collaborative classroom. Note the word frequent. I feel like we should be chatting up ideas on a daily basis. The more exposure, the more comfortable our kids get with Math! #2ndchat
A1: A math talk is a problem, picture or situations where students have to think in a computational way to solve the problem... there should be talking, discussion, and revision in the chat. #2ndchat
Well you cant ellicit new thinking from a right answer as easily... "What a great answer.. lets figure out how to turn this answer into the correct answer if there is one" #2ndchat Socratically walk em through the process and misconceptions
A1: A number talk is a discussion of strategies to solve a problem mentally and an awesome opportunity to apply a new strategy after your peer explains it! #2ndchat
A1: a number talk is a series of mental math problems designed to elicit a particular strategy (making ten, using place value, etc.). Number talks build number sense and Ss ability to compute accurately, efficiently, and flexibly. #2ndchat
A1: It is talking through your mental math and describing how you arrived to your solution. Sharing process, while teacher writes it down and stimulates more discussion from Ss. #2ndchat
A2: I really enjoy the breaking apart into place value number talks for 2nd graders. It is so exciting to see Ss who struggle to add and subtract w/ standard algorithm be successful adding and subtracting 2-digit numbers using mental strategies practiced in @numbertalks#2ndchat
Welcome!!! When you see a question you want to pop in and answer, just tweet out a response with the #2ndchat. Would love to see what you are doing in preschool!!
Q2: I think one of my best math talks was having kids try to explain why these problems had the same answer: 34 - 20, 33 - 19, 32 - 18, 31 - 17 #2ndchat AND how can this help us with other problems?
A2: My favorite number talks come from images. @missmac100 started me on them the first year I met her. So many different strategies come out of trying to figure out a group when you can't see it all! #2ndchat
Yep, even I as the teacher used to be afraid of compensation number talks. But it is SO powerful when they develop that understanding, so it's become one of my favorites, too. #2ndchat
Yep, I love letting 2nd grade Ts and Ss off the hook with standard algorithm. I think Ss get deeper understanding of addition and subtraction in the long-run if they have to experiment with many different strategies before diving into standard algorithm. #2ndchat
A2: Breaking apart addition or subtraction problems by place value is exciting. I love to see how they see the way to solve. I need to do much more number talks!! #2ndchat
Yep, I love letting 2nd grade Ts and Ss relax & build up to standard algorithm. I think Ss get deeper understanding of addition and subtraction in the long-run if they have to experiment with many different strategies before diving into standard algorithm. #2ndchat
A3: One of the very best trainings I ever went to that began to make it make sense for me as an educator. It was called Thinking Math. @teachjwright presented it. #2ndchat
A3 Anything that's around us. Egg cartons, measuring how high the snow pile outside our school was. Math talks can occur anywhere and don't always have to be a group of Ss sitting in front of a smartboard #2ndchat
A3: I found this last summer. It's great for beginning of the year Math Talks. If you've not seen Jo's work at Youcubed. You need to check it out!
https://t.co/VCwzxy9uMC#2ndchat
A4: @Seesaw is a great way to have students do the number talk on their own so every child gets to speak but then you can talk about the answer in whole group. #2ndchat
Haha, I'm so engaged in the chat and the variety of resources that are being shared so quickly, that I completely forgot which question number we were on. :-) #2ndchat
A4: During the spring my students do student led number talks on book creator. They love it and even learn to make comments about others strategies.! #2ndchat
A4: @seesaw is my favorite go to tech tool for Math talks. I can get everyone to use the draw tool and show me their thinking after we have worked a few together.I can use it as a center. They can do a number talk on their own without me. The possibilities are endless. #2ndchat
A4: @PicCollage can be a fun way too. They can use manipulatives to create different ways to make a number, money, etc. and create a collage of all their different ways. We usually save it and upload it to @seesaw. #2ndchat
@mkwunderl@numbertalks Using a recording tool of some kind is so powerful. You can hear kids correct themselves at times or you can the exact moment that it feel apart OR clicked! #2ndchat
Yes! This makes so much sense. I was recording Ss strategies in a journal, but I can see how recording the words in their explanations would take it to a whole other level. #2ndchat
OOOH forgot this one for digital resource with #sheets for math talk. Number of the day in Sheets by @PintoBeanz11 and @CoriOrlando1#2ndchat ihttp://christinepinto.com/2017/07/31/number-of-the-day-template-with-coriorlando1/
And it would be very empowering for kids who may struggle with all things writing, but are great at Math. Would help them get their thoughts out! #2ndchat
A5: Share a really good one. Enthusiasm is contagious. Ask them if they would share the same problem with their kids to see if they get the same strategies. #2ndchat
I have found that Ss excitement for them is THE best way to sell @numbertalks. Several Ts have observed me doing a number talk during a PLC learning walk, and I have also modeled them for some more Ts and introduced @numbertalks to their classes. #2ndchat
Pineapple is a symbol for welcome, so teachers hang a pineapple by room and people can come in and observe. Sometimes there's a chart, and people write what they're doing when, and others just stop by. #2ndchat
#2ndchat Thanks all for the great ideas and new things to investigate! Pineapple chart -- when you post a pineapple outside your door to 'invite' others to come and see you (I think!) It's like a coaching experience! Bye! Have a great week!
A5: Team teach and demonstrate one with a team member or even that member's class. Do one on @Flipgrid and show Student responses, so they can review it and try one.#2ndchat
Paula from PA...sorry just getting home and creeping in the chat! I love math now and teaching it but it was definitely not my “thing” when I was in school😳 #2ndchat
A5: I love the idea of inviting other to come in and see what's going on. I definitely think PD is an awesome way to encourage and support it. Our disctrict has provided OGAP training for us that has really aided in teachers using Math talks. #2ndchat
A6: I have shared Ss work on @numbertalks strategies during conferences. Number talks provide a lot of insight into many different math skills, from the variety of strategies Ss use, to place value, to computation understanding. #2ndchat
I’m lurking in this chat 2night bc I only teach ELA now but loved #numbertalks so much that I now use a lot of the silent cues in my reading instruction. Sts put thumb on chest 2 answer a ?? & also use the Agree & disagree symbols wt @CollabClassroom curriculum #2ndchat
A6: I use @seesaw for not only letting kids share their strategies, but I'll try to film myself doing a strategy for them and share to everyone in the class. https://t.co/f6AXnlOZWj#2ndchat
@Flipgrid is a great resource as well for math talks. Getting parents involved in watching student videos and also giving feedback is powerful #2ndchat
A6: My class also shared their strategies with their parents at #studentledconferences this year. So powerful to see them explain it to their parents. #2ndchat
It's always time for our chat to end. I want to thank the AMAZING @MrsW2nd for hosting tonight! She's the BEST! Thanks for all the great ideas and resources! :) #2ndchat
Great idea! My kids also use the "me too" symbol a lot. Good teaching strategies really can be used across content areas. We recently had a PD about using some ELA type strategies in Math Problem Solving. #2ndchat
I ❤️ teaching ELA with Makimg Meaning but do miss the numbertalks . It was my favorite part of teaching math bc sts would amaze me wt their answers and reasoning skills. Plus sts were sometimes better at explaining to their peers than me #2ndchat Also gave sts more ownership
