Course Description: Students develop deeper understanding when they have opportunities to think, discuss, struggle, and make connections. This session supports teachers in creating classrooms where student voices drive mathematical learning. Teachers will learn strategies to increase meaningful conversations and help students explain their thinking. Teachers will learn how to:
Create a culture where mistakes support learning
Use purposeful questioning techniques
Increase student-to-student conversations
Facilitate mathematical discussions
Support students without taking away the thinking
Teacher Takeaway: Teachers will leave with questioning strategies and discourse routines to implement immediately.
