Day 14

Connecting back to practice

The next step…

… will be yours to choose

We want to put you in the situations you encounter all the time in your classroom.

But we can, and will, hit the pause button…

Our Process• We’re going to watch two classroom videos• We’re going to pause after a particular vignette and

ask you to:– Spend a few of minutes individually thinking about what

you would say to the student speaking and/or another student to • push their thinking• probe for understanding

– Go around your table collecting input• Don’t being your discussion until everyone contributes

– Discuss your thoughts about commonalities & differencesDon’t worry… we’ll repeat this slide after each vignette

Vignettes One & Two

Comes from Jo Boaler’s bookConnecting mathematical ideaswhich has two CDs of classroom

videos in the back

Our video is entitled “Convincing Others” and will show two students with two different approaches to explaining why 2(n-1) = 2n-2

Vignette One

Please stand by while the video is prepared

Vignette One

• Spend a few of minutes individually thinking about what you would say to the student speaking and/or another student to – push their thinking– probe for understanding

• Go around your table collecting input– No discussion until everyone contributes!

• Discuss your thoughts about commonalities & differences

Vignette Two

Please stand by while the video is prepared

Vignette Two

• Spend a few of minutes individually thinking about what you would say to the student speaking and/or another student to – push their thinking– probe for understanding

• Go around your table collecting input– No discussion until everyone contributes!

• Discuss your thoughts about commonalities & differences

Vignette Three & Four

The next video is from Seattle; they are working on a probability problem likely familiar to you (pennies, nickels & dimes in a pocket)

Using the same process as before, let’s take a look at this video.

Vignette Three

Please stand by while the video is prepared

Vignette Three

• Spend a few of minutes individually thinking about what you would say to the student speaking and/or another student to – push their thinking– probe for understanding

• Go around your table collecting input– No discussion until everyone contributes!

• Discuss your thoughts about commonalities & differences

Vignette Four

Please stand by while the video is prepared

Vignette Four

• Spend a few of minutes individually thinking about what you would say to the student speaking and/or another student to – push their thinking– probe for understanding

• Go around your table collecting input– No discussion until everyone contributes!

• Discuss your thoughts about commonalities & differences

Tomorrow

It’s hard to change

Write it downState it publicallyFind a way to be held accountableKnow how to achieve itBe realistic

We’re going to discuss ideas to help bring all this home with you … and have you share your ideas

One Last Video

We have one more very short vignette to queue up to introduce your “homework”

Between Today & Your Departure

Determine one or two achievable goals for next school year

• Visit Silver King 1 – walk up to the tripod with the camera

• Follow the instructions to tape (2 minute maximum) your shout-out

• This will be clipped & edited & put on your Ning space – your choice whether to make it public

• If you want to start again… just say “I’m starting again” and we’ll take your last & best copy

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