Description: During this session you will-

• solve and discuss the Half of a Whole Task,
  
• watch a video clip of a third grade teacher facilitating small group work using this task,
  
• Discuss ways the teacher supports her students' learning of mathematics, and
• Connect specific teacher actions seen in the video to the Effective Mathematics Teaching Practices.
  

Grade Band: Elementary

Effective Teaching Practices:

• Facilitate meaningful mathematics discourse
  

• Pose purposeful questions

Guiding Principle: Teaching and Learning

Supporting Documents:

Slides

Task - Half of a Whole

Sample Solutions

Video Transcript

Effective Mathematics Teaching Practices

Lesson Guide - Half of a Whole