Math is Figure-Out-Able!

In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on September 4, 2024. 

Note: It’s more fun if you try to solve the problem, share it on social media, comment on others strategies, before you listen to Pam and Kim’s strategies.

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How can you intentionally build a Math is FigureOutAble culture in your classroom? In this episode Pam and Kim discuss Pam's recent month long trip to Australia and the important teacher moves she showcased in the lab lessons while she was there. 
Talking Points:

• Pam's time Down Under
• Wait time
• Private Signal
• Focus on thinking verses focus on the answer
• A challenge for some students: What hint could you give?
• Teacher engaged with students the entire time
• Does every kid need to finish the problem?
• Do you need more time or help?

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In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on August 28, 2024. 

Note: It’s more fun if you try to solve the problem, share it on social media, comment on others strategies, before you listen to Pam and Kim’s strategies.

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Statistics Problem Strings? Yes Please! In this episode Pam and Kim demonstrate a Problem String that helps students develop intuition for the meanings of mean, median, and mode.
Talking Points:

• Names are social knowledge, but the feel for what they mean in the data is logical mathematical knowledge
• Experience with data helps students develop real understanding of mean, median, mode 
• Changing the data values and comparing how that affects the measures of central tendency deepen understanding

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In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on August 21, 2024. 

Note: It’s more fun if you try to solve the problem, share it on social media, comment on others strategies, before you listen to Pam and Kim’s strategies.

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Is statistics figureoutable? In this episode Pam and Kim explore a Problem String to build logical mathematical sense for the meaning of mean.
Talking Points:

• What is the mean?
• Just in time vocabulary
• Social vs Logical Mathematical knowledge
• Understanding mean/average is much more than performing an averaging procedure

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In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on August 14, 2024. 

Note: It’s more fun if you try to solve the problem, share it on social media, comment on others strategies, before you listen to Pam and Kim’s strategies.

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We were joined by Jenna Laib at our last challenge where she facilitated an amazing routine called Slow Reveal Graphs. In this episode Pam and Kim share that same Slow Reveal Graph and explain along the way why it makes for such an impactful tool to teach data analysis and interpretation for students K-12.
Talking Points:

• Shout out to Jenna Laib for currating the Slow Reveal Graphs website
• Questions that focus on Strategy vs Answers
• High level of engagement
• Natural extensions built into the routine
• Building thinking to analyze data representations and notice critical information or bias of the creator
• The advantages to using routines

Follow along with the podcast with the Slow Reveal Graph here: https://slowrevealgraphs.com/2022/04/22/how-loud-is-too-loud-english-espanol/

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In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on August 7, 2024. 

Note: It’s more fun if you try to solve the problem, share it on social media, comment on others strategies, before you listen to Pam and Kim’s strategies.

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Have you ever discoverd a super task or routine online only not be able to find it again when you really need it? In this episode Pam and Kim share Sembl, a curation of free, online math resources for your classroom that are filtered for quaility and organized for ease of use. Resources ready for you to integrate into your own curriculum!
Talking Points:

• An amazing tool for finding and organizing tasks and other math content
• Great to find new math education creators
• App is able to organize and share in and between schools
• We probably should mention we don't benefit monetarily from promoting tools like this, we just like them :)  

Check out Sembl! https://www.sembl.app/

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