In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on July 24, 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. Check out #MathStratChat on your favorite social media site and join in the conversation. Twitter: @PWHarris Instagram: Pam Harris_math Facebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics education Want more? Check out the archive of all of our #MathStratChat posts ..read more

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 appropriat ..read more

In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on July 17, 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. Check out #MathStratChat on your favorite social media site and join in the conversation. Twitter: @PWHarris Instagram: Pam Harris_math Facebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics education Want more? Check out the archive of all of our #MathStratChat posts ..read more

Becoming a better teacher is hard work, so we'll make it easier by helping you know where you are and what to work on next. In this episode Pam and Kim discuss the third stage for improving your mathematics teaching: representing student thinking. Talking Points: The stages layer on each other Teacher's may be in different stages for areas of math The teacher chooses the model to best facilitate discussion and understanding Learn to listen, elicit thinking, and represent it. Share your experiences on the Math is Figureoutable Facebook group! The How Do You Reason? downloadable: https://www.ma ..read more

In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on July 10, 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. Check out #MathStratChat on your favorite social media site and join in the conversation. Twitter: @PWHarris Instagram: Pam Harris_math Facebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics education Want more? Check out the archive of all of our #MathStratChat posts ..read more

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 alo ..read more

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. Check out #MathStratChat on your favorite social media site and join in the conversation. Twitter: @PWHarris Instagram: Pam Harris_math Facebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics education Want more? Check out the archive of all of our #MathStratChat posts ..read more

In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on June 26, 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. Check out #MathStratChat on your favorite social media site and join in the conversation. Twitter: @PWHarris Instagram: Pam Harris_math Facebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics education Want more? Check out the archive of all of our #MathStratChat posts ..read more

Can students gain fluency without long sheets of problems? In this episode Pam and Kim discuss Number Hive, a game that builds students multiplication fact fluency. Talking Points: Better than the Product Game Good for classroom discussion Low cost of failure ..read more

In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on June 19, 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. Check out #MathStratChat on your favorite social media site and join in the conversation. Twitter: @PWHarris Instagram: Pam Harris_math Facebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics education Want more? Check out the archive of all of our #MathStratChat posts ..read more