Five Practices for Orchestrating Productive Mathematics Discussions by Mary Kay Stein

Five Practices for Orchestrating Productive Mathematics Discussions by Mary Kay Stein

This book enables you to learn the 5 practices for facilitating effective inquiry-oriented classrooms: anticipating what students will do and what strategies they will use in solving a problem; monitoring their work as they approach the problem in class; selecting students whose strategies are worth discussing in class; sequencing those students' presentations to maximize their potential to increase students' learning; and, connecting the strategies and ideas in a way that helps students understand the mathematics learned. It includes a professional development guide.

"5 Practices for Orchestrating Productive Mathematics Discussions provides teachers with concrete guidance for engaging students in discussions that make the mathematics in classroom lessons transparent to allThese instructional practices are extremely timely in light of the focus on Standards for Mathematical Practice in the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, and they will support teachers and students in engaging in these standards. This book will serve as a valuable foundation in our upcoming professional development." -- Catherine Martin, Mathematics and Science Director 20110415 "Ensuring that students have the opportunity to reason mathematically is one of the most difficult challenges that teachers face. A key component is creating a classroom in which discourse is encouraged and leads to better understanding. Productive discourse is not an accident, nor can it be accomplished by a teacher working on the fly, hoping for a serendipitous student exchange that contains meaningful mathematical ideas. While acknowledging that this type of teaching is demanding, Smith and Stein present five practices that any teacher can use to implement coherent mathematical conversations. By using the five practices, teachers will learn to teach effectively in this way." -- Frederick Dillon, Mathematics Teacher 20110415 "As a veteran teacher, I found that the book diagnosed several problems that I had unknowingly created for my students' classroom discussions. I now have a prescription for curing these problems." -- Lori Lovato 20120503 "This book is a must-have for educators who are working toward having 'acountable talk.' I found it to be a welcome and thought-provoking addition to my professional library." -- Maria Lamattina Teaching Children Mathematics Magazine, August 2012 20120917

Smith, Margaret (Peg) S.: -

Margaret (Peg) Smith is a Professor Emerita at University of Pittsburgh. Over the past two decades she has been developing research-based materials for use in the professional development of mathematics teachers. She has authored or coauthored over 90 books, edited books or monographs, book chapters, and peer-reviewed articles including the best seller Five Practices for Orchestrating Productive Discussions (co-authored with Mary Kay Stein). She was a member of the writing team for Principles to Actions: Ensuring Mathematical Success for All and she is a co-author of two new books (Taking Action: Implementation Effective Mathematics Teaching Practices Grades 6-8 & 9-12) that provide further explication of the teaching practices first describe in Principles to Actions. She was a member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (2001-2003; 2003 - 2005), of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (2006-2009), and of Teachers Development Group (2009 - 2017).

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ISBN 13	9781452202907
ISBN 10	1452202907
Title	Five Practices for Orchestrating Productive Mathematics Discussions
Author	Mary Kay Stein
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	SAGE Publications Inc
Year published	2012-10-29
Number of pages	104
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