About this Event
- January 13th: Productive Math Discussions in Elementary Classrooms
- January 14th: Productive Math Discussions in Secondary Classrooms
Time: 8:30 Sign in a breakfast/Session 9-3 lunch included
Location: California State University, Chico: Selvesters Cafe Room 100
Participants will receive the book “Intentional Talk and Listening: How to Structure and Lead Productive Mathematical Discussions By Elham Kazemi, Allison Hintz
Information on Sessions
Productive Math Discussions/Intentional Talk & Listening
Math teachers know that the first step to meaningful mathematics discussions is to ask students to share how they solved a problem and make their thinking visible; however, knowing where to go next can be daunting.
In Intentional Talk and Listening: How to Structure and Lead Productive Mathematical Discussions, Elham Kazemi and Allison Hintz provide teachers with a practical framework for planning and facilitating purposeful math talks that elevate group discussions while achieving both mathematical and social goals. Each chapter focuses on a different type of conversation, including:
● Open Strategy Sharing
● Compare and Connect
● Why? Let’s Justify
● What’s Strategic and Why?
● Define and Clarify
● Troubleshoot and Revise
In this second edition of the book, Kazemi and Hintz provide new vignettes and classroom examples. They explore the role of children’s and communities’ funds of knowledge in mathematics problem solving and focus on supporting students’ active participation as listeners and speakers. Written from the stance that all students are sense makers with valuable ideas, Intentional Talk and Listening supports teachers’ decision making as they facilitate conversations that help students make meaning of, and find joy in, math.
Preparing to teach math can be a huge undertaking. In Intentional Talk, Elham Kazemi and Allison Hintz outline how to engage K-5 students in meaningful conversations that will help develop their mathematical thinking. The authors explain how to discover a mathematical discussion’s goals and build a solid framework for them, offering vignettes that help teachers employ the key concepts.
Bottom Line: Math teachers know that just because students can explain their work, it doesn’t mean they have a complete understanding, or that they’ll retain it in the future. Kazemi and Hintz make it easier for teachers to determine what their K-5 students really understand while reinforcing a comprehensive grasp of the main learning objectives in elementary math.
About the Authors: Elham Kazemi is a professor of mathematics at the University of Washington as well as the associate dean of professional learning. She helps teachers create learning environments that emphasize mathematical thinking and learning. Allison Hintz is an associate professor of mathematics at the University of Washington, Bothell. She also works with elementary-school teachers to improve mathematical
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California State University, Chico, United States
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