Welcome fellow Recovering Traditionalists to Episode 13.  Today we are looking at Orchestrating Productive Mathematics Discussions

Today’s insight comes from the 5 Practices book.  The official title is 5 Practices for Orchestrating Productive Mathematics Discussions and was written by Margaret S. Smith and Mary Kay Stein. Smith & Stein lay out 5 practices that help you turn that sharing time from a time where kids sitting listening to other students’ describe their personal learning into one where the students are engaged, discussing, and making connections from the sharer’s learning to their own learning.  Get all the info here: buildmathminds.com/13