Management Strategies
F.A.C.E.
ROLES
Preparing for Number Talks
Accountability
100
A silent hand signal used by students to let you know that he/she has the answer to an equation.
What is a closed fist with a thumbs up close to the body?
100
Flexibility, Accuracy, Computation and Efficiency
What are the four pillars of Number Talks that will prepare students to be mathematically proficient?
100
Assuming the interrelated roles of facilitator, questioner, listener and learner.
What is the Teacher's role in conducting a Number Talks lesson?
100
1. Select a designated location that allows you to maintain close proximity to your students for informal observations. 2. Provide appropriate wait time for the majority of students to access the problem. 3. Accept, respect, and consider all answers. 4. Encourage student communication during NT
What are the Four Procedures and Expectations Essential to Number Talks?
100
The teacher records student thinking in a clear, concise manner that captures the big mathematical ideas presented.
What is Anticipating How to Record Student Thinking?
200
The ability to use number relationships with ease in computation.
What is FLEXIBILITY(fluency)?
200
The author of Number Talks.
Who is Sherry Parrish?
200
Guiding students to ponder and discuss examples that build upon your purposes.
What is the FACILITATOR?
200
1. Look at the person. 2. Say OKAY. 3. Do it right away. 4. Check back.
What are the steps for HOW TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS?
200
Create and post class strategy charts.
What is one way to develop student accountability?
300
A student places one to four fingers against his chest.
What are the silent hand signals used by students to let the teacher know that he/she has more than one strategy for the answer?
300
Provides a foundation for success in math.
What is fluency?
300
How did you get your answer? How does Billy's strategy connect to Shelly's strategy? What strategies were used in your solution? Why did you use that strategy?
What are Possible Stems to Invite and Open Thinking?
300
Allowing all students to access the problem.
What is providing appropriate wait time?
300
Scheduling to work with a peer teacher to assist with modelling Number Talks with students.
What are the next steps to implementing Number Talks into daily math instruction?
400
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What are the number of strategies that a group of students should be able to explain during a typical Number Talks lesson?
400
The ability to produce an accurate answer.
What is ACCURACY?
400
A key component of number talks that encourages students to build on number relationships to solve problems instead of relying on memorized procedures.
What is the role of MENTAL MATH?
400
The first step toward establishing a respectful classroom learning community.
What is accepting all ideas and answers?
400
Completing and turning in the Number Talks checklist monthly to the CSI chairs.
What are keeping organized records of problems posed and the corresponding student strategies?
500
5 to 15 minutes
What is the recommended time to conduct a Number Talks lesson?
500
The ability to choose an appropriate, expedient strategy for a specific computation problem.
What is EFFICIENT computation?
500
Classroom environment and community Classroom discussions The teacher's role The role of mental math Purposeful computation problems
What are the Key Components of Number Talks?
500
Think/Pair/Share
What is a technique used to encourage student communication throughout the number talk?
500
On the common drive in the folder NUMBER TALKS, you have access to the following: 1. the strategies to teach students Number Talks 2. purposeful math problems for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division 3. a collection of SmartBoard resources to begin implementing NT in your classroom
What is the location of the most efficient way to navigate the Number Talks textbook?
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