Podcasts about Mathematical practice

In this episode of Room to Grow, Joanie and Curtis continue the season 5 series on the Mathematics Teaching Practices from NCTM's Principles to Actions, celebrating it's 10th anniversary. This month's practice is “Implement Tasks that Promote Reasoning and Problem Solving.” Our hosts being by expounding on the difference between selecting a task and implementing it, and that selecting a good task does not guarantee good implementation. They bust the idea that the only way to engage students in reasoning and problem solving is with a rich task, by considering how educators can weave together procedural learning with conceptual understanding. Next, they connect reasoning and problem solving to the Standards of Mathematical Practice, particularly practices 7: Attend to and make use of structure and 8: Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning. Capitalizing on students' natural noticing and shining the light on the underlying mathematics leads to stronger connections and increasing students' ability to generalize their understanding. By building a foundation of reasoning and sense-making, and helping students understand that this is a resource for them tap into, that allows for the learning and engagement beyond rote classroom experiences.Additional referenced content includes:·       NCTM's Principles to Actions·       NCTM's Taking Action series for grades K-5, grades 6-8, and grades 9-12·       Selecting and Creating Mathematical Tasks article from Smith and Stein·       A Teacher's Guide to Reasoning and Sense-Making from NCTM Did you enjoy this episode of Room to Grow? Please leave a review and share the episode with others. Share your feedback, comments, and suggestions for future episode topics by emailing roomtogrowmath@gmail.com . Be sure to connect with your hosts on X and Instagram: @JoanieFun and @cbmathguy.      

Are your current assessment methods truly capturing your students' growth and understanding in mathematics?In a world where traditional testing often falls short of showcasing real student achievement, this episode explores innovative strategies that could redefine how we measure success in the math classroom. Whether you're struggling to balance content standards with the need to teach mathematical practice standards or looking to implement deeper thinking methods, like The Thinking Classroom, Number Talks, Problem Based Lessons, or 3-Act Math Tasks, this discussion offers practical solutions.Learn how to integrate conceptual understanding into your teaching to foster lasting student success.Discover innovative assessment approaches that better reflect student growth beyond test scores.Explore how teaching the mathematical practice standards alongside content standards can transform your classroom and student outcomes.Tune in now to uncover actionable strategies for transforming your math assessments and teaching practices!Resources Show Notes Page. Assessment For Growth: A Blueprint Course For Standards Based Grading in Math ClassMake Math Moments Problem Based Lessons & UnitsDistrict Math Leaders: How are you ensuring that you support those educators who need a nudge to spark a focus on growing their pedagogical-content knowledge? What about opportunities for those who are eager and willing to elevate their practice, but do not have the support? Book a call with our District Improvement Program Team to learn how we can not only help you craft, refine and implement your district math learning goals, but also provide all of the professional learning supports your educators need to grow at the speed of their learning. Book a short conversation with our team now. Love the show? Text us your big takeaway!Start the school year with some great culture building activities. Listen to these episodes:Episode 36: How To Start The School Year Off RightEpisode 88: How To Start The School Year Off Right From A DistanceEpisode 139: Making Math Moments From Day 1 to 180 Get a Customized Math Improvement Plan For Your District.Are you district leader for mathematics? Take the 12 minute assessment and you'll get a free, customized improvement plan to shape and grow the 6 parts of any strong mathematics program.Take the assessment

In this episode of Room to Grow, our hosts discuss ways to support student sense-making in teaching and learning mathematics. Building out on the ideas shared in Episode 3 of Room to Grow, Curtis and Joanie dive more deeply into what it means for students to “make sense of mathematics.” They discuss what it looks and sounds like when students are making sense, as opposed to just repeating back learned ideas, and consider which classroom structures and teacher moves might best support students' sense-making. They acknowledge that sense-making is not more or less important than learning mathematical skills and fluency, but that it is a part of deep learning and of a student's ability to generalize their understanding.  As Peter Liljedahl says in Building Thinking Classrooms, “The goal of building thinking classrooms is not to find engaging tasks for students to think about. The goal of thinking classrooms is to build engaged students that are willing to think about any task.” We encourage you to explore the resources below, referenced in this episode:The Standards for Mathematical Practice, now referenced in most states' math standards and originally published by the Council of Chief State School Officers and the Governor's Association;Jo Boaler's Math-ish book and website;Peter Liljedahl's book and website Building Thinking Classrooms, and Robert Kaplinsky's blog post about why you should read it. Did you enjoy this episode of Room to Grow? Please leave a review and share the episode with others. Share your feedback, comments, and suggestions for future episode topics by emailing roomtogrowmath@gmail.com. Be sure to connect with your hosts on Twitter and Instagram: @JoanieFun and @cbmathguy. 

In this video I'm sharing a part of a book that made me go “Hmm, I've never really thought about that!”  It has to do with just how precise we can actually be when measuring items. One of the Standards of Mathematical Practice is “Attend to Precision” which is about being precise in all mathematical vocabulary and content, but just how precise should we make students be when it comes to measurement?  Get any links mentioned in this video at BuildMathMinds.com/162  

Thimothy GowersChaire CombinatoireCollège de FranceAnnée 2023-2024A Dialogical Account of Proofs in Mathematical PracticeIntervenant(s)Catarina Dutilh Novaes, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam et University of St Andrews

Mini Series: Standards for Mathematical Practice #8 Math Reasoning What is Standards for Mathematical Practice (SMP) #8 Repeated Math Reasoning as it relates to math proficiency? On this mini math chat we will break it all down! We are chatting (quickly) about:  What is SMP #8 Express Repeated Math Reasoning  Questions to ask your students to promote SMP #8(You'll wanna write these down!)  Ways to integrate SMP #8 into Word Problem Workshop! Need a refresher on What are the standards for mathematical practice common core?  Go listen to episode #47 now!  For the next several weeks we will be doing a mini series (every Wednesdsay) on one of the Standards for Mathematical Practice. Be sure to come back each Wednesday!  In these Mini Math Chats you can expect quick & actionable episodes full of ideas to implement in your classroom today.  Want to know more about how to help your students achieve Math Proficiency everyday in math class? Grab my guide to engaging math discussions here MonaMath.com/discussions Leave a review! Do you enjoy Honest Math Chat? I'd LOVE your feebdack! Leave a quick review!

Mini Series: Standards for Mathematical Practice #7 Math Structure: looking for & using it. What is Standards for Mathematical Practice (SMP) #7 Math Structure as it relates to math proficiency? On this mini math chat we will break it all down! We are chatting (quickly) about:  What is SMP #7 Questions to ask your students to promote SMP #7 (You'll wanna write these down!)  Ways to integrate SMP #7 into Word Problem Workshop! Need a refresher on What are the standards for mathematical practice common core?  Go listen to episode #47 now!  For the next several weeks we will be doing a mini series (every Wednesdsay) on one of the Standards for Mathematical Practice. Be sure to come back each Wednesday!  In these Mini Math Chats you can expect quick & actionable episodes full of ideas to implement in your classroom today.  Want to know more about how to help your students achieve Math Proficiency everyday in math class? Grab my guide to engaging math discussions here MonaMath.com/discussions Leave a review! Do you enjoy Honest Math Chat? I'd LOVE your feebdack! Leave a quick review!

Mini Series: Standards for Mathematical Practice #6 Math Precision  What is Standards for Mathematical Practice (SMP) #6 Math Precision as it relates to math proficiency? On this mini math chat we will break it all down! We are chatting (quickly) about:  What is SMP #6 Math Precision Questions to ask your students to promote SMP #6(You'll wanna write these down!)  Ways to integrate SMP #6 into Word Problem Workshop! Need a refresher on What are the standards for mathematical practice common core?  Go listen to episode #47 now!  For the next several weeks we will be doing a mini series (every Wednesdsay) on one of the Standards for Mathematical Practice. Be sure to come back each Wednesday!  In these Mini Math Chats you can expect quick & actionable episodes full of ideas to implement in your classroom today.  Want to know more about how to help your students achieve Math Proficiency everyday in math class? Grab my guide to engaging math discussions here MonaMath.com/discussions Leave a review! Do you enjoy Honest Math Chat? I'd LOVE your feebdack! Leave a quick review!

Mini Series: Standards for Mathematics Practice #5 Math Tools  What is Standards for Mathematics Practice (SMP) #5 as it relates to math proficiency? On this mini math chat we will break it all down! We are chatting (quickly) about:  What is SMP #5 Math Tools  Questions to ask your students to promote SMP #5(You'll wanna write these down!)  Ways to integrate Math Tools, SMP #5 into Word Problem Workshop! Need a refresher on What are the standards for mathematics practice common core?  Go listen to episode #47 now!  For the next several weeks we will be doing a mini series (every Wednesdsay) on one of the Standards for Mathematical Practice. Be sure to come back each Wednesday!  In these Mini Math Chats you can expect quick & actionable episodes full of ideas to implement in your classroom today.  Want to know more about how to help your students achieve Math Proficiency everyday in math class? Grab my guide to engaging math discussions here MonaMath.com/discussions Leave a review! Do you enjoy Honest Math Chat? I'd LOVE your feebdack! Leave a quick review!

Mini Series: Standards for Mathematical Practice #4 Model with Math  What is Standards for Mathematical Practice (SMP) #4 as it relates to math proficiency? On this mini math chat we will break it all down! We are chatting (quickly) about:  What is SMP #4 Model with math  Questions to ask your students to promote SMP #4 (You'll wanna write these down!)  Ways to integrate SMP #4 into Word Problem Workshop! Need a refresher on What are the standards for mathematical practice common core?  Go listen to episode #47 now!  For the next several weeks we will be doing a mini series (every Wednesdsay) on one of the Standards for Mathematical Practice. Be sure to come back each Wednesday!  In these Mini Math Chats you can expect quick & actionable episodes full of ideas to implement in your classroom today.  Want to know more about how to help your students achieve Math Proficiency everyday in math class? Grab my guide to engaging math discussions here MonaMath.com/discussions Leave a review! Do you enjoy Honest Math Chat? I'd LOVE your feebdack! Leave a quick review!

Mini Series: Standards for Mathematical Practice #3 Construct Viable Arugments  What is Standards for Mathematical Practice (SMP) #3 as it relates to math proficiency? On this mini math chat we will break it all down! We are chatting (quickly) about:  What is SMP #3 Questions to ask your students to promote SMP #3(You'll wanna write these down!)  Ways to integrate SMP #3 into Word Problem Workshop! Need a refresher on What are the standards for mathematical practice common core?  Go listen to episode #47 now!  For the next several weeks we will be doing a mini series (every Wednesdsay) on one of the Standards for Mathematical Practice. Be sure to come back each Wednesday!  In these Mini Math Chats you can expect quick & actionable episodes full of ideas to implement in your classroom today.  Want to know more about how to help your students achieve Math Proficiency everyday in math class? Grab my guide to engaging math discussions here MonaMath.com/discussions Leave a review! Do you enjoy Honest Math Chat? I'd LOVE your feebdack! Leave a quick review!

Mini Series: Standards for Mathematical Practice #2 Reason Abstractly & Quantitatively  What is Standards for Mathematical Practice (SMP) #2 as it relates to math proficiency? On this mini math chat we will break it all down! We are chatting (quickly) about:  What is SMP #2 Questions to ask your students to promote SMP #2 (You'll wanna write these down!)  Ways to integrate SMP #2 into Word Problem Workshop! Need a refresher on What are the standards for mathematical practice common core?  Go listen to episode #47 now!  For the next several weeks we will be doing a mini series (every Wednesdsay) on one of the Standards for Mathematical Practice. Be sure to come back each Wednesday!  In these Mini Math Chats you can expect quick & actionable episodes full of ideas to implement in your classroom today.  Want to know more about how to help your students achieve Math Proficiency everyday in math class? Grab my guide to engaging math discussions here MonaMath.com/discussions Leave a review! Do you enjoy Honest Math Chat? I'd LOVE your feebdack! Leave a quick review!

Mini Series: Standards for Mathematical Practice #1 Make sense & persevere in solving problems What is Standards for Mathematical Practice (SMP) #1 as it relates to math proficiency? On this mini math chat we will break it all down! We are chatting (quickly) about:  What is SMP #1 Questions to ask your students to promote SMP #1 (You'll wanna write these down!)  Ways to integrate SMP #1 into Word Problem Workshop - problem solving!  Need a refresher on What are the standards for mathematical practice common core?  Go listen to episode #47 now!  For the next several weeks we will be doing a mini series (every Wednesdsay) on one of the Standards for Mathematical Practice. Be sure to come back each Wednesday!  In these Mini Math Chats you can expect quick & actionable episodes full of ideas to implement in your classroom today.  Want to know more about how to help your students achieve Math Proficiency everyday in math class? Grab my guide to engaging math discussions here MonaMath.com/discussions Leave a review! Do you enjoy Honest Math Chat? I'd LOVE your feebdack! Leave a quick review!

Math Proficiency can be defined by the Standards of Mathematical Practice  As we continue to chat about math proficiency, let's add the Stanards for Mathematical Practice Standards into the mix.  In this episode you will learn: What the standards for mathematical practice are & are not  How we can use them to define proficiency Ways to incorporate Standards for Mathematical Practices into your teaching! Books Mentioned in the Episode: 

Talk Number 2 Me: Mathematics and Mindfulness March 7, 2023 Emotional Intelligence is the linchpin to building students' identities as doers/lovers of mathematics. In 2020-2021, I was a first time principal during a pandemic! Come hear my candid reflections and learnings as I applied my skill of integrating The Standards of Mathematical Practice and social-emotional learning (SEL) competencies to engender formidable mathematical learning and a cohesive school community. Presenters: Christina Lincoln-Moore Hosted by: Leigh Nataro Recommended Grade Level: general audience Watch the full presentation at: https://www.bigmarker.com/GlobalMathDept/Talk-Number-2-Me-Mathematics-Mindfulness

In this episode of Room to Grow, Joanie and Curtis build the conversation from NCTM's description of access, described as "ensuring that all students routinely have opportunities to experience high-quality mathematics instruction, learn challenging mathematics content, and receive the support necessary to be successful."Our hosts tackle this challenging topic by considering some important high-leverage components, particularly those that are within a classroom teachers' locus of control. Ensuring that all students have high-quality instruction from an excellent teacher supports the learning of challenging mathematics content. Joanie and Curtis consider that “support for success” extends beyond academic support, and spills over into the importance of classroom culture in access for all students. Teachers can, with intention, ensure that all students know they are viewed as doers of mathematics with ideas that are valuable for the learning of the entire class.The conversation then shifts to discussing how the Standards for Mathematical Practice can help teachers not only understand what access looks like, but also helps students realize the relevance of the mathematics they are learning. Unsurprisingly, our hosts circle back to the importance of relationships with our students for their successful learning.We encourage you to explore the resources below, referenced in this episode:NCTM's Statement on Access and Equity in Mathematics Education https://www.nctm.org/Standards-and-Positions/Position-Statements/Access-and-Equity-in-Mathematics-Education/Supporting students' identity and agency in mathematics https://www.nctm.org/Store/Products/The-Impact-of-Identity-in-K-8-Mathematics--Rethinking--Equity-Based-Practices/ Blog about Minimizing the “Matthew Effect” https://buildingmathematicians.wordpress.com/2018/01/15/minimizing-the-matthew-effect/ Skew the Script AP Statistics resources for relevant mathematics https://skewthescript.org/ Implementing the Standards for Mathematical Practice https://achievethecore.org/peersandpedagogy/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Implementing-Standards-for-Mathematical-Practices-Updated-2016.pdf Instagrammer with Bachelor and Bachelorette data: https://www.instagram.com/bachelordata/?hl=enDid you enjoy this episode of Room to Grow? Please leave a review and share the episode with others. Share your feedback, comments, and suggestions for future episode topics by emailing roomtogrowmath@gmail.com . Be sure to connect with your hosts on Twitter and Instagram: @JoanieFun and @cbmathguy. 

Standards for Mathematical Practice | Common Core State Standards InitiativeEstimation180.comGeoGebra | Free Math Apps - used by over 100 Million Students & Teachers WorldwideDesmos | Beautiful, Free MathThe Exploding Dots Experience - The Global Math Project

The pervasiveness of digital technology creates an imperative for mathematics teacher educators to prepare preservice teachers (PSTs) to select technology to support students’ mathematical development. We report on research conducted on an assignment created for and implemented in secondary mathematics methods courses requiring PSTs to select and evaluate digital mathematics tools. We found that PSTs primarily focused on pedagogical fidelity (ease of use), did not consider mathematical fidelity (accuracy), and at times superficially attended to cognitive fidelity (how well the tool reflects students’ mathematical thinking processes) operationalized as the CCSS for Mathematical Practice and Five Strands of Mathematical Proficiency. We discuss implications for implementing the assignment and suggestions for addressing PSTs’ challenges with identifying the mathematical practices and five strands. Special Guests: Charmaine Mangram and Kathy Liu Sun.

In this episode of Teacher Prep with Dr. D, author Chris Luzniak shares his work of classroom debates as part of his mathematics routine. Find out why Math Debates can bring the Standards of Mathematical Practice to a whole new level and how you can use this approach in both an online and traditional classroom. Check out this episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/IBMnUlOxCbY Chris Luzniak is currently a math teacher and department chair at The Archer School for Girls in Los Angeles. His 15+ years of teaching mathematics began in New York City public schools, where he also founded and coached the Speech and Debate team. Through this combination of teaching and coaching, Chris has worked to develop debate routines that bring student voice and discussion into the math classroom. He coaches teachers in both math and science to develop real-world debate activities for students. Some of his work can be seen at luzniak.com, and his book Up for Debate! is currently published by Stenhouse Publishers. Professional Links: Website: luzniak.com Blog: clopendebate.wordpress.com Stenhouse Book: stenhouse.com/debate Workshop: grassrootsworkshops.com/workshops/up-for-debate Twitter: @cluzniak --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/teacherprep/message

Mathematical Practice 2 states that children should be able to “Reason abstractly and quantitatively.” What does that even mean?? It means that students need to apply mathematics into real world scenarios, or word problems. However, word problems can be intimidating for teachers and students alike. See how we can start building the foundation for story problems for our littles by creating opportunities for intentional math-focused conversations about things that happen in our daily routines.Read the blog, see the videos, and get the downloads here: https://sis4teachers.org/2020/04/math-in-the-real-world-with-littles-creating-a-math-friendly-home/

When the standards came out, most teachers went to the grade level standards to find out what they needed to teach for their grade level.  Many people skipped the Standards for Mathematical Practice. These are 8 standards that describe how students should interact with mathematics at all grade levels, thus they were not inside each grade level because we should be doing them at all grade levels. Math Practice #7 is Look for and Make Use of Structure and that is where you can find mention of patterns.  One of my favorite books about the Standards for Mathematical Practice is Beyond Answers by Mike Flynn. I love this book because it’s written for primary grades teachers and gives lots of examples of young kids working on these big mathematical practices.  It’s so cool to read. In Chapter 7, Mike talks about Math Practice #7: Look for and Make Use of Structure and he relates it to the movie the Matrix (which I’ll admit I’ve never actually watched).Get all the info here: buildmathminds.com/38

THE 2019 BRITISH SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS / GRESHAM COLLEGE ANNUAL LECTUREThe event will focus upon mathematical expeditions, outlining how the use of mathematics has been instrumental to the success of historical voyages of exploration. The main speaker, Professor Ana Simões, will discuss A Global History of the Eclipse of 29 May 1919 (6pm). This will be preceded by shorter presentations by Dr Stephen Johnson on Privateer and Mathematician: the Voyages of Edward Wright (4pm) and by Dr Rebekah Higgitt on Mathematical Practice and 18th-Century British Voyages of Scientific Exploration (4:45pm).A lecture by Dr Rebekah Higgitt, University of Kent 23 OctoberThe transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website: https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/british-voyages-of-scientific-explorationGresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition continues today with all of our five or so public lectures a week being made available for free download from our website. There are currently over 2,000 lectures free to access or download from the website.Website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk Twitter: http://twitter.com/GreshamCollege Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greshamcollege Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/greshamcollege

THE 2019 BRITISH SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS / GRESHAM COLLEGE ANNUAL LECTUREThe event will focus upon mathematical expeditions, outlining how the use of mathematics has been instrumental to the success of historical voyages of exploration. The main speaker, Professor Ana Simões, will discuss A Global History of the Eclipse of 29 May 1919 (6pm). This will be preceded by shorter presentations by Dr Stephen Johnson on Privateer and Mathematician: the Voyages of Edward Wright (4pm) and by Dr Rebekah Higgitt on Mathematical Practice and 18th-Century British Voyages of Scientific Exploration (4:45pm).A lecture by Dr Stephen Johnston, University of Oxford 23 OctoberThe transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website: https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/privateer-and-mathematicianGresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition continues today with all of our five or so public lectures a week being made available for free download from our website. There are currently over 2,000 lectures free to access or download from the website.Website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk Twitter: http://twitter.com/GreshamCollege Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greshamcollege Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/greshamcollege

THE 2019 BRITISH SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS / GRESHAM COLLEGE ANNUAL LECTUREThe event will focus upon mathematical expeditions, outlining how the use of mathematics has been instrumental to the success of historical voyages of exploration. The main speaker, Professor Ana Simões, will discuss A Global History of the Eclipse of 29 May 1919 (6pm). This will be preceded by shorter presentations by Dr Stephen Johnson on Privateer and Mathematician: the Voyages of Edward Wright (4pm) and by Dr Rebekah Higgitt on Mathematical Practice and 18th-Century British Voyages of Scientific Exploration (4:45pm).A lecture by Professor Ana Simões, University of Lisbon 23 OctoberThe transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website: https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/eclipse-29-may-1919Gresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition continues today with all of our five or so public lectures a week being made available for free download from our website. There are currently over 2,000 lectures free to access or download from the website.Website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk Twitter: http://twitter.com/GreshamCollege Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greshamcollege Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/greshamcollege

In this episode, we will discuss the 3 Big Ideas in Math Knights. Mathematical Mindsets, the Standards of Mathematical Practice and the Shifts in the Common Core can give all educators insight on how to create a meaningful Math experience for our young Math Knights.

Improving Student Discourse Through Debate in the Math Classroom Presented by: Ethan Weker In the Standards of Mathematical Practice, Math Practice 3 states that students should be able to “Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others”. However, to do so requires a lot of modeling, structure, and practice. Debates can be a great […]

Unbounded presents Bill McCallum, professor of mathematics and lead author of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics. Bill discusses in detail what some selected Standards for Mathematical Practice look like across elementary, middle, and high school grades, in addition to a few of the more interesting clusters and domains from the Standards.

This 20-minute session details the latest instructional support tool from the MDE Offices of Elementary Education and Secondary Education- the CCR Mathematics Scaffolding Documents. The Scaffolding Documents for Grades K-12 were created to assist math educators with teaching the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics. Pedagogical support, along with pre-requisite information, conceptual skills, assessment outcomes, and the Standards for Mathematical Practice are also provided on these grade level documents.

Part 2 - TNCore Focus Clusters; Standards for Mathematical Practice; Common Core Shifts for Mathematics; PARCC Sample.

Part 1 - Agenda; Tennessee's Goal; What is unique about K-2 Math?; Eight guidelines; Kindergarten Focus Clusters; Grade 1 Focus Clusters; What does "Focus Cluster" mean?'; Procedural Fluency; Priorities in support of Conceptual Understanding and Fluency; Standards for Mathematical Practice.

A pair of high school collaborating teachers discuss how concrete, semi-concrete, and abstract representations help their students reason abstractly and quantitatively. Additionally, these teachers discuss the importance of talking to students about contextualization (applying mathematics to the real world) and decontextualizing (representing real world phenomena mathematically). By: Seth Hunter, KDE Mathematics Specialist

Learn how a mathematics resource teacher and special education classroom teacher plan, teach, and reflect on lesson focused on concrete, semi-concrete, and abstract (CSA) representations. Teaching students about CSA isa strategy teachers can use when developing students proficiency to reason abstractly and quantitatively. By: Seth Hunter, KDE Mathematics Specialist

Teaching young children to reason abstractly and quantitatively can be a difficult task. Using concrete, semi-concrete, and abstract representations, coupled with knowledge about learning trajectories and pedagogy, a mathematics intervention teacher in Kentucky supports a student in developing their proficiency in this standard for mathematical practice. By: Seth Hunter, KDE Mathematics Specialist

Teaching students to be problem-solvers cannot center around content knowledge alone, but must include strategies used by mathematical thinkers of all ages to make sense of and reason through novel problem solving situations. Learn how a Kentucky classroom teacher utilizes multiple representations and generic problem-solving strategies to help her students learn how to deal with a variety of mathematical tasks. By: Seth Hunter, KDE Mathematics Specialist

The Office of Curriculum and Instruction presents “The CCSS Trilogy”. This presentation details how focus, coherence and rigor are established in classroom instruction through successful infusion of the PARCC Model Content Frameworks, the Progression Documents, and the Standards for Mathematical Practice.

Monitoring progress and checking solutions and mathematical arguments can be difficult proficiencies to develop in young students. A classroom teacher and his students describe how they apply these strategies.

Learn how a classroom teacher utilizes questioning, cooperative learning, and multiple representations to develop her students' abilities to problem solve, as defined in the CCSSM.

Problem solving can take on many forms, in this instance we focus on the use of multiple representations as a means for students to develop a solution that makes sense to them. Students are also expected to make connections among the representations, developing a firmer understanding of the underlying concepts.

Two math teachers share connections they have made between their existing professional practices and the implementation of SMP 7 and 8 in intermediate classrooms.

Two math interventionists, one from Carter and the other from Elliott county, share with us connections they have made between their existing professional practices and the implementation of SMP 7 and 8 in primary classrooms. Ten frames and the base ten number system are used as examples and various resources are shared that may help us enhance our understanding of how to develop these proficiencies within students. By: Seth Hunter, Kentucky Department of Education Mathematics Specialist

An Anchorage Independent classroom teacher and her students addressed two standards for mathematical practice while learning about equivalence among quadratic expressions. See what kinds of problems and learning experiences help students develop their proficiencies in Looking for and making use of structure and in Looking for and expressing regularity in repeated reasoning. by: Seth Hunter

Four 6th graders work on developing their proficiencies with Standards for Mathematical Practice 7 (Look for and make use of structure) and 8 (Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning). Their teacher explains how she creates learning experiences for her students to work with these two standards throughout the year. Learn how making students aware of their decisions and helping them to learn from their mistakes presents teachers with opportunities to develop these Standards for Mathematical Practice. by: Seth Hunter, Kentucky Department of Education Mathematics Specialist

This video podcast examines how a middle school teacher at East Bernstadt uses tasks to elicit the third Standard for Mathematical Practice, "Constructing Viable Arguments and Critiquing the Reasoning of Others". Listen to a classroom teacher, her students, and a collaborating teacher make the most of this learning opportunity, focusing on argument and justification.

A middle school teacher and student of Spencer County Middle, KY describe why Using Appropriate Tools Strategically is fun, important, and beneficial to doing mathematics. Learn what kinds of tools this teacher provides for her students, listen to one student's advice to teachers about this Standard for Mathematical Practice, and discover how unanticipated student choices regarding their selection of tools can be teachable moments.

Learn how important the fifth Standard for Mathematical Practice, Using Appropriate Tools Strategically, is to the teachers and students of Hogsett Elementary in Danville, KY. Teachers discuss how tools aid students' development of mathematical understanding and how tools have made mathematics more engaging, for both teachers and students.

Our latest primary grades video podcast examines how Central Elementary School in the Knox County school district began to implement the fourth Standard for Mathematical Practice, "Model with Mathematics". Learn how they modified the modeling process, outlined in high school, for their primary students.

Our latest intermediate grades video podcast examines how Central Elementary School in the Knox County school district began to implement the fourth Standard for Mathematical Practice, "Model with Mathematics". Learn how they modified the modeling process, outlined in high school, for their intermediate students.

Our latest high school video podcast examines how an instructional coach in Boone County began to implement the fourth Standard for Mathematical Practice, "Model with Mathematics". Learn how they used the six step modeling process from the Common Core in conjunction with rich tasks to give student the opportunity to address both content and practice standards.

Our latest middle school video podcast examines how a classroom teacher in the Erlanger-Elsmere district began to implement the fourth Standard for Mathematical Practice, "Model with Mathematics", within her classroom. Learn how modeling both deepened her students' understanding of mathematics and provided a natural context for the development of 21st Century Skills.

A classroom teacher, along with the Kentucky Department of Education, Kentucky Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Kentucky Committee for Math Achievement, and Kentucky Center for Mathematics, explains how "teaching to the standards" has an exciting new meaning. When Kentucky adopted the Common Core Math Standards into the Core Academic Standards, the Commonwealth adopted a set of eight Standards for Mathematical Practices that have the potential to change math education K-12. Learn what it means to "teach to the standards" and where to find some resources that will assist you in implementing them in your district, school, and classroom.