Graham Fletcher

gfletchy@gmail.com @gfletchy www.gfletchy.com

Harnessing the Power of the Purposeful Task

Procedural Fluency

Conceptual Understanding

Application

Making Connections

Betheteacher…

1. Anticipatingstudentresponsestochallengingmathematicaltasks;

2. Monitoringstudents’workonandengagementwiththetasks;

3. Selectingparticularstudentstopresenttheirmathematicalwork;

4. Sequencingthestudentresponsesthatwillbedisplayedinaspecific

orderand;

5. Connectingdifferentstudents’responsesandconnectingtheresponses

tokeymathematicalideas.

5Thepracticesare:

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RepresentationofaFraction

1a

unitfraction—

3 5

Say this fraction

3 5

three-fifthsthree one-fifths

random dice roller