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Beyond Show and Tell: Engaging Students in Discussions of Key Mathematical Ideas - Minneapolis

  • November 11, 2015 • Minneapolis

    Beyond Show and Tell: Engaging Students in Discussions of Key Mathematical Ideas



    Learn the 5 practices for facilitating effective inquiry-oriented classrooms.          

    Use student work as the launching point for classroom dialogue. Designed for educators of grades 4-12, you'll walk away with a model of instruction that will make student-centered discussion in mathematics classrooms more manageable.  You will leave this workshop with skills to help you guide mathematically productive discussions while supporting students’ engagement in tasks and classroom talk. 

    A boxed lunch is included with your registration. Member registration is $140; or $160 for nonmembers. Preregistration required.  Register now. 

    Workshop Overview

    Outcomes 

    Participants will— 

    • Learn the five practices model for orchestrating a productive discussion
    • Understand how the model honors students’ contributions and growing authority and promotes the mathematics learning of the entire class 
    • Engage in planning for a discussion using the Five Practices model
    • Participate in role-play scenarios that simulate various elements of typical Five Practices Discussions   

     Who Should Attend

    • Grades 4-12 teachers
    • Mathematics coaches, specialists
    • Administrators

    Facilitators

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    Margaret (Peg) Smith 
    University of Pittsburgh

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    Jennifer Cartier
    Unity College

     Schedule   

    9:00 a.m.–9:45 a.m. Part 1: Analyzing 2 tasks and discussing the importance of starting with a “good” task
    9:45 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Part 2: Explore productive ways to support students’ work on a “good” task
    11:00 a.m.–11:15 a.m. Break
    11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Part 3: Learning a Model for Orchestrating Productive Discussions Based on Students’ Work
    12:15 p.m.–1:00 p.m. Lunch (included in registration fee)
    1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Part 4: Enacting a Model for Orchestrating Productive Discussions Based on Students’ Work
    2:30 p.m.–2:45 p.m. Break
    2:45 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Part 4 (continued)


    Recommended Resources   

    The material discussed in this session will be drawn from the following publications.

    Smith, M.S. & Stein, M.K. (2011). 5 Practices for Orchestrating Productive Mathematics Discussions. 
    Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

    Cartier, J.L., Smith, M.S., Stein, M.K., & Ross, D. (2013). 5 Practices for Orchestrating Task-Based Discussions in Science.
    Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. 

    National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (2014). Principles to Actions: Ensuring Mathematics Success for All .  
    Reston, VA: Author.