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 :)  

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In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on July 31, 2024. 

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It is helpful to find the particular lens to focus your own learning, in order to make real progress. In this episode Pam and Kim discuss planning and sequencing to keep the math moving forward in your classroom.
Talking Points

• The stages help teachers focus their energy
• Writing an 'Echo' Problem String
• Write an 'Up the Ante' Problem String
• Sequencing Strings
• Sequencing different routines within a task
• Sequencing Tasks
• Understand the progression of models
• Understand the connections between strategies
• Explore the different structures of Problem Strings

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In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on July 24, 2024. 

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You've worked hard to build your numeracy and already own the strategies and models for your operation that you're working on. What's next? 

In this episode Pam and Kim discuss Teacher Moves, the fourth stage on the Success Map.

Talking Points:

• Differentiate for teachers' needs like they differentiate for students
• Great teacher moves are only helpful when there's great math conversations happening
• Model teacher moves in professional development
• Using a private signal 
• Using a neutral response
• Using focusing patterns for questions vs funneling patterns
• Using partner talk appropriately 
• Using teacher moves appropriately

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In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on July 17, 2024. 

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Ready to chat about the next layer of the Success Map?  

In this episode Pam and Kim discuss using your understanding of the relationships to represent student thinking.

Talking Points:

• The stages layer and build on each other 
• Different stages for different areas of math you are working on
• Use your own understanding of relationships to choose the best model to represent relationships
• Problem String vs Problem Talk, with purpose
• Learn to listen to, elicit, and represent thinking at every opportunity
• Share your experiences in the Math is Figureoutable Facebook group!

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In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on July 10, 2024. 

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What's next on the landscape for teachers after they've built their own math understanding in a particular area? In this episode Pam and Kim discuss math for teaching, the next layer on the Success Map that teachers should consider as they are learning how to make math more figure-out-able for themselves and their students.

Talking Points:

• Math for teaching is different body of math than the math anyone does
• Understanding and naming the major strategies and models for each operation
• Judiciously using the major strategies and models
• Crafting rich problems
• Build understanding in this stage alongside your students

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In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on July 3, 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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