Math Chat
Mona, of Mona Math, reveals the mysteries of how to teach elementary math even if you aren't a math person. Discover how you can develop a buzzing student led math classroom. We cover all things math identity, classroom culture, and student centered instructional practices to help you empower students to love and understanding math deeply.
Math Chat
141: 5 Quick Math Talk Strategies to Spark Classroom Conversations
Today, we're talking about 5 quick math talk strategies that will spark math conversations and increase engagement!
As math teachers, we often feel like we're talking at our students. As you know it is easy to fall into the cycle of telling students what to do and how to do it in math. But, deep down what we really want is more engagement. If we’re being honest with ourselves talking and telling our students doesn’t lead to more engagement. What we really want is to get our students talking with each other about math?
In this episode, I’ll share a few simple strategies you can use tomorrow to get your students talking, thinking, and collaborating on math problems.
We are chatting about:
- What are Quick Math Talk Strategies
- Why Spark Math Conversations
- How to Spark Math Conversations
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