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This sounds like me -- I took art history and a foreign language (both of which I loved and took a lot of) to get out of the math requirement in college! #teachnvchat
Q1 The mathematical practices include constructing viable arguments and critiquing others' reasoning.. How do you help students do this across content areas?
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Q1 The mathematical practices include constructing viable arguments and critiquing others' reasoning.. How do you help students do this across content areas?
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Sounds familiar. I still remember my middle school algebra teacher who passed tests back in order from highest to lowest grade. I was always at/near the bottom :( #teachnvchat
A1 being early elementary T has its advantages, we model critical thinking across all areas, inferencing is adding up pieces of info to predict a sum, #teachNVchat
A1 My Ss construct viable leads arguments & critiques the reasoning of others using accountable talk across content. They have to use evidence to support their answers. They question and respectfully disagree all day. 😊#teachNVchat
Q1 The mathematical practices include constructing viable arguments and critiquing others' reasoning.. How do you help students do this across content areas?
#teachNVchat
It's been 17 years since I had to really work math problems, but a group of students arguing the best way to solve a problem and giving each other guidance and feedback would work wonders #teachnvchat
Yep. Maybe best practices weren't a thing yet in rural VT in the 80s? .... Thank goodness they are now! (and I had loads of really wonderful teachers so I know they knew all of their best practices) #teachnvchat
A1 My Ss construct viable leads arguments & critiques the reasoning of others using accountable talk across content. They have to use evidence to support their answers. They question and respectfully disagree all day. 😊#teachNVchat
Q1 The mathematical practices include constructing viable arguments and critiquing others' reasoning.. How do you help students do this across content areas?
#teachNVchat
A1 it’s been a lot of time working on the culture in the climate of the classroom so the children can respectfully could critique the thinking of others #teachNVchat
A1 it’s been a lot of time working on the culture in the climate of the classroom so the children can respectfully could critique the thinking of others #teachNVchat
Hi Michael! Thanks for staying up late. I agree that the culture of the community has to be in place for students to take risks and share and give & receive feedback productively. #teachnvchat
A1 it’s extremely important that you celebrate each S’s expertise no matter what it is, that’s the only way you can identify certain S’s who could help others, Every S needs to be valued so when They have to turn to a certain student for help they will #teachNVchat
A2: Quality over quantity for math-instead of giving Ss lots of problems to solve, give them one problems and 30 minutes to productively struggle with it, possibly with multiple ways of solving it #teachNVchat
A great way to do this in math (SMP1) is to frame math work as 'rough drafts' instead of homework or practice. Rough drafts are always revised, and it puts the focus on revising our thinking, not finishing the assigned problems. #teachnvchat
A2: i love to watch my seniors engage in productive struggle when faced with challenging literature or critical thinking. They know our class is a safe space to try and try again. #teachNVchat
A2 We can help them through a more student centered approach and engagement strategies from things like Making Thinking Visible, performance tasks. We need to encourage Ss to question more and to take ownership of their learning to persevere. #teachNVchat
A2: Quality over quantity for math-instead of giving Ss lots of problems to solve, give them one problems and 30 minutes to productively struggle with it, possibly with multiple ways of solving it #teachNVchat
A2: Right now we are also studying inventors and other scientists and learning about their failures and how many attempts it takes to get something right; kids love hearing about the failures before success #teachnvchat
A2: Another way is @steve_leinwand's 2-4-2 idea of homework. 2 problems on today's topic, 4 probs on cumulative review, and 2 conceptual problems. At that point, every learner has something they can be successful with. #teachnvchat
This year I've experimented with setting Ss up for multiple trials of things with the engineering design & design thinking processes explicitly so they (kindergarteners) know up front that they are going to be asked for multiple iterations. They sometimes love it #teachnvchat
A great way to do this in math (SMP1) is to frame math work as 'rough drafts' instead of homework or practice. Rough drafts are always revised, and it puts the focus on revising our thinking, not finishing the assigned problems. #teachnvchat
I love that! Yesterday we had family conferences and I was able to share the Ss' Expert (How To) books with families. Topics varied but it sure feels good to be an expert at something! #teachnvchat
A2 This one is an easy one I teach reading, many times a student will not know what the word is, I empower them with strategies so they are able to eventually unlock it, they know they can never quit #teachNVchat
A2 We can help them through a more student centered approach and engagement strategies from things like Making Thinking Visible, performance tasks. We need to encourage Ss to question more and to take ownership of their learning to persevere. #teachNVchat
A1: in first grade we talk about being respectful if we dont agree. We use sentence stems like "I respectfully disagree and then why." Use it when discussing fiction/NF, opinions of what is better etcp #teachNVchat
We don't have kindergarten homework at my school but I think this is such a great formula and can be combined with @LintonRJ 's idea of quality over quantity for the problems #teachnvchathttps://t.co/oWZNzU9YND
A2: Another way is @steve_leinwand's 2-4-2 idea of homework. 2 problems on today's topic, 4 probs on cumulative review, and 2 conceptual problems. At that point, every learner has something they can be successful with. #teachnvchat
A3: I'm not familiar with many math programs, but I love the concept by 360 Math where students are up and out of their seats while working together on math concepts #teachnvchat
A3 I make sure of the mathematical practices are not buried into the lessons, but that they are things that we will refer to all throughout the year much like a spiral #teachNVchat
A3: I think it takes a constant, and sustained effort to bring in the relevant SMPs on a daily basis. Not every lesson should or can do every SMP, but several SMPs can practiced each day as long as the Tchr is intentional about incorporating them. #teachnvchat
A3 My Ss have their SMP card out during Number Talks and throughout the math block. They have to include what SMP they used in their reflection, in their constructed response, and when explaining their reasoning during Number Talks. #teachNVchat
And #MarchMadness. These kids play their hearts out during the tournament knowing this game might be their last. Every team tries to make it back the next year #teachnvchat
Also, in looking at the SMPs there are tchrs creating scales so that Ss can evaluate themselves. @jwilson828 and @jgough created some great images and scales. https://t.co/qPERGFBFyY These are great across grade bands. #teachNVchat
