Many students enter math class making connections to previously learned material, actively making Sense of the content and concepts, however, many others do not. Students that use their mathematical intuition come prepared to make Sense of the mathematics and continually make connections between what they already know and what they are learning. This session will offer easy to use classroom routines that help your students think like a mathematician by using their intuitive reasonings. Routines like Notice and Wonder, Estimation routines and Mathematical Modelling will be explored together. Through this session we will learn how to start your lessons where your students are in their understanding, with their own ideas. Then we will discuss strategies to move the learning forward. (Audience: Primary, Junior, Intermediate)

Recorded Feb 2019. Mark is an instructional coach in the District School Board of Niagara. He blogs at https://buildingmathematicians.wordpress.com/ and can be found on Twitter at @MarkChubb3 . The cartoon about area from @BenOrlin can be found here.

More info and to find out how to register for Mark’s webinar on March 20th, 2019, can be found at https://sites.google.com/oame.on.ca/oame-talks