Activating Math Talk

11 Purposeful Techniques for Your Elementary Students

Paola Sztajn, Daniel Heck, Kristen Malzahn

• Publisher: Corwin
• Year: 2020
• Print ISBN: 9781544394305
• eBook ISBN: 9781071821572
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Elementary Education

Achieve High-Quality Mathematics Discourse With Purposeful Talk Techniques

Many mathematics teachers agree that engaging students in high quality discourse is important for their conceptual learning, but successfully promoting such discourse in elementary classrooms—with attention to the needs of every learner—can be a challenge. Activating Math Talk tackles this challenge by bringing practical, math-specific, productive discourse techniques that are applicable to any lesson or curriculum.

Framed around 11 student-centered discourse techniques, this research-based book connects purposeful instructional techniques to specific lesson goals and includes a focus on supporting emergent multilingual learners. You will be guided through each technique with

• Classroom examples of tasks and techniques spanning grades K–5
• Reflection moments to help you consider how key ideas relate to your own instruction
• Classroom vignettes that illustrate the techniques in action and provide opportunities to analyze and prepare for your own implementation
• Group discussion questions for engaging with colleagues in your professional community

Achieving high-quality mathematics discourse is within your reach using the clear-cut techniques that activates your math talk efforts to promote every student's conceptual learning.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Endorsements
• Publisher Note
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Contributors
• Preface
• Part I Understanding High-Quality Math Discourse for All Students
• Chapter 1 High-Quality Discourse in Math Classrooms
• Chapter 2 Engaging Emergent Multilingual Learners in Discourse
• Chapter 3 Math Knowledge for Facilitating Discourse
• Part II Activating Math Discourse in the Classroom
• Chapter 4 Teaching Students to Talk About Math
• Chapter 5 Structuring Math Lessons for High-Quality Discourse
• Part III Talk Techniques for the Launch Phase
• Chapter 6 Story Problem Retelling
• Chapter 7 Task Think-Aloud
• Chapter 8 Math Bet Lines
• Part IV Talk Techniques for the Explore Phase
• Chapter 9 Think-Pair-Rehearse-Share
• Chapter 10 Math Four Square
• Chapter 11 Talk Triangle
• Chapter 12 Solution Draft and Final Copy
• Part V Talk Techniques for the Discuss Phase
• Chapter 13 Math Talk Chain
• Chapter 14 All Talk Math
• Chapter 15 Probing and Pressing Math Questions
• Chapter 16 Math Learning Summary
• Part VI Putting It All Together
• Chapter 17 Planning and Reflecting to Promote High-Quality Discourse
• References
• Index