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What does it actually look like for our students to be proficient in math? In this episode, we are talking about the 5 strands of math proficiency and breaking each of them down so we can design our math instruction to help students build their math proficiency in all 5 areas.

We are chatting about: 

• Conceptual understanding
• Procedural fluency
• Strategic competence
• Adaptive reasoning
• Productive disposition

Are you wondering What is Math Proficiency? What are the 5 Strands of Math Proficiency? Go and listen to episode #40 "What is Proficiency in Math?"

Links mentioned in this episode: 

• 6: Four Simple Steps to Teach Anything and Everything in Math Class
• 5 Steps to a Student Centered Math Class
• Adding it Up (A great resource on the 5 strands!)
• Children’s Mathematics Cognitively Guided Instruction (A resource for teaching CGI)
• 32: Elementary Math Teachers: Are you using research based instructional strategy to empower students?