The Effective Mathematics Teaching Practices
This practice is about using purposeful questions to assess and advance students' reasoning.
What is "Pose Purposeful Questions"?
This lesson launch has "no wrong answers".
What is the "Warm-up"?
This statement is something to tell students at the beginning of a lesson or activity.
What is "The Launch"?
Taking Action
What is the name of the resource we used throughout our PD?
Establishing clear goals for student learning and using those goals to guide instructional decisions.
What is "Establish Mathematical Goals to Focus Learning"?
This specific word in activity teaching notes indicates what to look for and collect during student work time.
What is "Monitor"?
This formative assessment can be used at the end of a lesson to inform future instruction.
What is the "Cool Down"?
8
What is the number of Effective Practices we studied?
Intentional conversations that compare approaches to build a shared understanding of mathematical ideas.
What is "Facilitate Meaningful Mathematical Discourse"?
These notes provide tips on how to push students to think more deeply while working.
What is "Respond to Student Thinking"?
These statements' about lesson goals are written from a student's point of view.
What are "Learning Targets"?
Principles to Actions
What seminal publication by NCTM came before the "8 Effective Mathematics Teaching Practices"?
Consistently providing students with opportunities to grapple with mathematical ideas.
What is "Support Productive Struggle in Learning Mathematics"?
This culminating whole class conversation stamps the important ideas of a lesson.
What is "Lesson Synthesis"?
These notes give teachers guidance on how to support students having difficulty with an activity.
What is "Anticipated Misconceptions"?
NCTM
What is the abbreviation for the "National Council of Teachers of Mathematics"?
Engaging students in making connections to deepen understanding of mathematical concepts.
What is "Use and Connect Mathematical Representations"?
These challenging practice problems are not for all students.
What are "Explorations"?
These challenging practice problems are not for all students.
What is "Are You Ready for More"?
Margaret S. Smith
Who is the series editor of our primary PD resource, Taking Action?