Puzzle Talk - Pt. 2

How do you engage students in discourse?

Thought Burst

Thought Burst

Today's learning experience will help answer the question. . .

At the completion of this burst, answer the questions. . .

What does discourse look like/sound like?

How do you promote discourse during a Puzzle Talk?

Where will you start?

How do you engage students in mathematical discourse using Puzzle Talks?

Photo App on your phone

Tools for Today's Learning Experience

Paper

How did your Puzzle Talk Experience Lesson go?

Puzzle Talks: Reflection

  • What was successful?
  • What was challenging?
  • What did you learn?

Puzzle Talks: Reflect on Puzzle Talk

What are some things the students noticed and wondered?

What are some things you observed during the strategy discussions?

How did that impact how you facilitated the discussion?

Discourse should. . .

  • promote, deepen, and support students' thinking as they grapple with concepts and build understanding.
  • make students thinking visible
  • hold students accountable for their thinking, not just giving correct answers.

Puzzle Talks: Promoting Discourse

Puzzle Talks: Quick Write

  • What should discourse look like and sound like in a classroom?
  • In what ways should students carry the cognitive load?

Sunburst = Discourse

Puzzle Talks: Discourse

Discourse looks like:

Puzzle Talks: Math Practices

How are these practices illuminated in the Puzzle Talk?

 

How does this promote math discourse?

Puzzle Talks: Resources

Puzzle Talks: Where to Start

Puzzle Talks

Made Easy

 

Use the facilitation bookmark to engage in discussions

Select a game to discuss.

Strategies

Turn & Talk

Voting

Puzzle Talks as a Routine

Launch the first 15 minutes of your math block
Extend the Puzzle Talk throughout the week

Address areas of struggle according to data

Explore, name, compare, and evaluate strategies students are using

Small Group Instruction

Discuss and Connect Math Strategies

Use Resources From Help Site

Use Puzzle Talk lesson plans
Use facilitation bookmark to discuss puzzles

Puzzle Talks: Tips

Puzzle Talks: Next Session

  • Connect & Extend
  • Supporting Discourse
  • Resources for Support

Thought Burst

Today's learning experience will help answer the question. . .

Reflect on your answers to these questions. . .

What does discourse look like/sound like?

How do you promote discourse during a Puzzle Talk?

Where will you start?

How do you engage students in mathematical discourse using Puzzle Talks?

Commitments

One thing I will take away from this training and implement is. . .

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