#octmchat Archive


Thursday October 25, 2018
8:30 PM EDT

  • chrissybug24 Oct 25 @ 8:30 PM EDT
    Thanks for joining tonight's #octmchat! Let's take some time to see who's joining us... and tell us if you were able to attend OCTM's Conference in Akron a couple weeks ago. @ohioctm Don't forget to include #OCTMchat in each of your tweets
  • chrissybug24 Oct 25 @ 8:31 PM EDT
    Just a few reminders to keep our #OCTMchat flowing (and connected) #OCTMconnects @ohioctm
  • mlipnos Oct 25 @ 8:31 PM EDT
    I was there! Great conference! #OCTMchat
  • LemmonLady Oct 25 @ 8:31 PM EDT
    Hi! I'm Michelle l. A 3rd grade math/science teacher. #octmchat
  • chrissybug24 Oct 25 @ 8:32 PM EDT
    It's not too late to invite a friend to join tonight's #OCTMchat
  • chrissybug24 Oct 25 @ 8:33 PM EDT
    Q1... the authors of NCTM's Principles to Actions defines "an excellent mathematics program" (see slide). What resonates with you? #OCTMchat @NCTM @ohioctm Begin your response with "A1" and include #OCTMchat
  • mathbarb Oct 25 @ 8:33 PM EDT
    Barb Weidus, math coach in SW OH, & yes I attended the Conference. Thanks for a job well done👍🏻 #octmchat
  • cmsmath Oct 25 @ 8:33 PM EDT
    Hi everyone, Catherine Schulte from Hamilton County ESC, consultant. Unfortunately, no - I did not have the opportunity to attend OCTM this year. #octmchat
  • MathRocks73 Oct 25 @ 8:33 PM EDT
    Hi! I’m Alexa and I’m a K-6 Math Instructional Coach. Yes, I attended OCTM Akron. #octmchat
  • mlepcampbell Oct 25 @ 8:33 PM EDT
    What jump started my career as a Math Manager :) @chrissybug24 #OCTMchat #cpsmathandme
  • jcanigl1 Oct 25 @ 8:36 PM EDT
    #octmchat Hi, I am Joanne Caniglia. I teach at KSU. and after four days of teaching, #OCTMCHAT is the best way to start a weekend.
  • cmsmath Oct 25 @ 8:36 PM EDT
    A1 The entire quote is meaningful but if I have to narrow it down, "promote their ability to make sense of mathematical ideas" #octmchat
  • mlipnos Oct 25 @ 8:36 PM EDT
    A1 THEIR ability to make sense of mathematical ideas/concepts. It should never be our thinking. Always theirs; or we take their identity and their chance to learn math. Non-negotiable. #OCTMchat
  • mathbarb Oct 25 @ 8:36 PM EDT
    Q1 The more I see great teachers, it’s the sense making that I see them do with their Ss. #octmchat
  • MathRocks73 Oct 25 @ 8:37 PM EDT
    A1: engages, meaningful, individual and collaborative are the ones I remember. I have to go back to the slide to see the others. #octmchat
  • mrsflaniganmath Oct 25 @ 8:38 PM EDT
    A1. I think what resonates with me in regards to this is the meaningful learning and collaboration. Every lesson has a purpose and it is so important that we identify it and help students to understand the importance. #OCTMchat
    In reply to @chrissybug24, @NCTM, @ohioctm
  • jcanigl1 Oct 25 @ 8:38 PM EDT
    #octmchat I am Joanne Caniglia, from KSU. Glad to be on. I was at the conference in Awesome Akron!
    In reply to @chrissybug24, @ohioctm
  • MathRocks73 Oct 25 @ 8:38 PM EDT
    A1: the others are...the makes sense and reason through mathematical ideas are the others. So pretty much the entire passage. #octmchat
  • chrissybug24 Oct 25 @ 8:39 PM EDT
    Question 2 is coming up... #OCTMchat
  • mathbarb Oct 25 @ 8:39 PM EDT
    Q1 the more I go in to observe great teachers, it’s the sense making that their Ss do that is so powerful. #octmchat
  • chrissybug24 Oct 25 @ 8:40 PM EDT
    Question 2... another quote from Principles to Actions (see the slide) #OCTMchat @NCTM @ohioctm
  • LemmonLady Oct 25 @ 8:40 PM EDT
    A1: I love "promoting the ability to make sense" I feel like this is my mission statement in my classroom every day. We need to promote the sense of solving a puzzle and feeling like new things have been revealed as we work on math concepts, not add to confusion. #octmchat
  • tpstube Oct 25 @ 8:40 PM EDT
    Hello! Traci Stubenrauch, K-5 Innovative Instructional Coach @LovelandTigers. Wish I could've attended the recent OCTM Conference but missed it. #OCTMchat
  • WCmathOlson Oct 25 @ 8:41 PM EDT
    Jared Olson, 5th grade math teacher... A1: The part that resonates with me is making sense of mathematical ideas and reason mathematically! That is my main goal as a teacher! Not to create a “step by step” student #OCTMchat
  • cotts_jandra Oct 25 @ 8:41 PM EDT
    Hello! Jandra from Stow. I am a mathematics coach for K-7. I attended the conference. It was awesome! #octmchat
  • mathbarb Oct 25 @ 8:42 PM EDT
    In a sense I disagree. I see the best teachers toss out the problem then get out of Ss way to let them make sense of the mathematics. #octmchat
  • cmsmath Oct 25 @ 8:43 PM EDT
    A2 I don't believe in making the math easier. I want students to be engaged and have opportunity to think while having conversation. I LOVE hearing math talk in a classroom. #octmchat
  • mlipnos Oct 25 @ 8:43 PM EDT
    A2 Can’t trick is boss! We got this! We facilitate always with the goal of mathematics feeling easier for young people because they are advancing and becoming more efficient. Your quote says nothing about us thinking for them. More designing for them. #OCTMchat
  • tpstube Oct 25 @ 8:43 PM EDT
    A1: "Engages students in meaningful learning" - math learning should be relevant to Ss rather than rote problems or practices. Too often I hear that they won't need math later on but it's in everything we do...it's about creating, exploring, finding connections. #OCTMchat
  • jcanigl1 Oct 25 @ 8:43 PM EDT
    #octmchat A1. The phrase that resonates with me is "Make sense of mathematical ideas and reason mathematically. Making sense of math is so important.
  • LemmonLady Oct 25 @ 8:43 PM EDT
    A2: I think we have to be careful about "making math easy for kids" We want it to make sense, we want to build their strategies, sure. But a lot of bad math is done to kids when we simply try to make things easier #standardalgorithm #octmchat
  • mlepcampbell Oct 25 @ 8:44 PM EDT
    Successful teachers open up the mathematics for ALL to enter. I'd argue that easy isn't the right word. Though in 2014, it was probably a good start. #OCTMchat @mlipnos @chrissybug24
  • cotts_jandra Oct 25 @ 8:44 PM EDT
    A1 Engages is the word that resonates with me. Students need to be actively involved in their learning by talking and making sense of math everyday! #octmchat
  • WCmathOlson Oct 25 @ 8:45 PM EDT
    A2: I would agree if you replaced the word “easy” with “thought provoking” When we get our students thinking that’s when we get them learning. #OCTMchat
  • tpstube Oct 25 @ 8:45 PM EDT
    A2: Disagree. I think too often we are concerned with our Ss getting the right answer and avoiding struggle, but it's through that productive struggle that helps them to persevere & challenge themselves to ask ?'s & take risks to dig deeper to build understanding. #OCTMchat
  • chrissybug24 Oct 25 @ 8:46 PM EDT
    Question 3 will be coming soon... Don't forget to include #OCTMchat in your tweets to keep our conversation connected #OCTMconnects
  • mrsflaniganmath Oct 25 @ 8:46 PM EDT
    Q2- I’m not sure where I stand. I do believe strongly in productive struggle and truly believe that when students experience it they become stronger thinkers. I can see how guiding them might make it easier but is it authentic student thinking 🤔 #OCTMchat
  • chrissybug24 Oct 25 @ 8:47 PM EDT
    Question 3... complete the sentence stem (see the slide) #OCTMchat
  • mlipnos Oct 25 @ 8:47 PM EDT
    A2 I really like what a lot of you are saying. I would argue that things feel easy as understanding increases and dissonance declines. This is our goal. Design environments for young people to advance and deepen. The cycle never stops. The work is never done. #OCTMchat
  • cotts_jandra Oct 25 @ 8:47 PM EDT
    A2 I don't want math to be easy. I want it to spark curiosity to dig deeper! #octmchat
  • MathRocks73 Oct 25 @ 8:48 PM EDT
    A2: I can agree in the fact that an effective T can empower the kids to realize they have the knowledge to problem solve. #octmchat
  • boydbrian Oct 25 @ 8:49 PM EDT
    A2. I don’t like the word “easy.” We might make it accessible? I worry that if we only try to make it easy we hide some of the complexity in the mathematics we want students to learn. #OCTMchat
    In reply to @chrissybug24, @NCTM, @ohioctm
  • chrissybug24 Oct 25 @ 8:50 PM EDT
    Twitter Chats are a great way to get connected with other passionate educators! Take some time to "follow" some of tonight's participants #OCTMchat #OCTMconnects @ohioctm
  • LemmonLady Oct 25 @ 8:50 PM EDT
    A3: An effective teacher helps students develop their own strategies and guides them through challenges that will help them make sense of things in a new way. #octmchat
  • cotts_jandra Oct 25 @ 8:50 PM EDT
    A3 An effective teacher learns more by listening to students thinking than talking. #octmchat
  • jcanigl1 Oct 25 @ 8:50 PM EDT
    #octmchat The goal of problem solving should never be to make it easy. Rather I like the idea of productive struggle.
  • mlipnos Oct 25 @ 8:50 PM EDT
    A3 an effective teacher gets their best PD and content knowledge from the young people she/he is designing for! Not a book, internet, colleague, conference. 90 percent comes right from the young people. #OCTMchat
  • mathbarb Oct 25 @ 8:50 PM EDT
    Q3 challenges Ss to engage with the math & Ss make connections between mathematical ideas. These Ts also form great relationships with their Ss. #octmchat
  • cmsmath Oct 25 @ 8:50 PM EDT
    A3 provides opportunities for students to reason and think critically #octmchat
  • mrsflaniganmath Oct 25 @ 8:51 PM EDT
    Q3- an authentic teacher will turn the flashlight on, and then watch what the students will find. Authentic teachers don’t hid what they don’t know. They ask the students to help them understand. #OCTMchat
  • chrissybug24 Oct 25 @ 8:53 PM EDT
    We just have ONE more question... and it'll be coming up in just a minute #OCTMchat
  • jcanigl1 Oct 25 @ 8:53 PM EDT
    An effective teacher means CARING #octmchat
  • chrissybug24 Oct 25 @ 8:54 PM EDT
    Question 4: Take a minute to check out NCTM's Effective Teaching Practices: https://t.co/FGLE4WujsB Now... respond to prompt on the slide #OCTMchat
  • mrsflaniganmath Oct 25 @ 8:54 PM EDT
    Q3- an effective teacher will turn the flashlight on and then step aside to see what the students will learn. An effective also will not hid what they don’t understand. They ask their students to help understand. #OCTMchat
  • tpstube Oct 25 @ 8:55 PM EDT
    A3: An effective teacher provides relevant, meaningful learning experiences where Ss question, take risks, collaborate, justify, and make sense of new ideas in an environment that honors ALL students and nudges Ss to push their thinking. #OCTMchat
  • WCmathOlson Oct 25 @ 8:55 PM EDT
    A3: An effective teacher is students first, Test scores second #OCTMchat
  • mlipnos Oct 25 @ 8:56 PM EDT
    A4- Facilitate meaningful mathematical discourse. Effective teaching of mathematics facilitates discourse among students to build shared understanding of mathematical ideas by analyzing and comparing student approaches and arguments.#OCTMchat
  • cmsmath Oct 25 @ 8:56 PM EDT
    A4 I think we have used many of the effective practices but maybe it is time for "elicit and use student thinking" #octmchat
  • MathRocks73 Oct 25 @ 8:57 PM EDT
    A3: An effective teachers allows for students to discover the aha instead of telling. The effective teacher gives time for understanding and connections to be made. #OCTMchat
  • mlipnos Oct 25 @ 8:57 PM EDT
    A4 - so glad we are getting back into this book. Thank you Boss! You are the best! EVER! #OCTMchat
  • tpstube Oct 25 @ 8:58 PM EDT
    A4: Implement tasks that promote reasoning & problem solving and elicit & use evidence of student thinking. #OCTMchat
  • LemmonLady Oct 25 @ 8:58 PM EDT
    A4: I love a good debate, so I think the best topic for another chat would be building procedural fluency. What are we doing that is actually working? What should we let go of? #OCTMchat
  • chrissybug24 Oct 25 @ 8:59 PM EDT
    Thanks for joining tonight's #OCTMchat ... and remember you can always keep these conversations going by using the #OCTMchat hashtag #OCTMconnects @ohioctm
  • mathbarb Oct 25 @ 8:59 PM EDT
    Q4 evidence of Ss understanding #octmchat
  • cmsmath Oct 25 @ 9:00 PM EDT
    Thanks everyone! Have a great week! #octmchat