High quality group work isn’t accidental, it takes a well executed plan to ensure students are learning. These 10 Strategies …
Radioactive Skittles
Background Information: We want students to be modelers of mathematics. This task provides them with an authentic opportunity to model …
Blocks and Bags Balance Beam Task
The following task is one of my personal favorites because it uses so much mathematics to introduce a complex idea. …
Rough Draft Talk
In a math classroom, students are constantly working on ideas. Jo Boaler shares in “Mathematical Mindsets” that students falsely believe …
Assessing Student Understanding – A Generic Rubric
Standards-Based Grading (SBG) is a trend in education that is slowly moving through the country. There are several arguments for …
Exponents Exploration
Background Information: Students knowing the exponent properties is essential, more importantly, however, is knowing how they came to be. This …
Introducing Structured Student Talk
Group roles can be important in some classrooms, but the mixing of those groups is even more important. The diagram …
Options for Structuring Mathematical Talk
When thinking about implementing structured talk, many teachers become overwhelmed with the amount of “things” that need attention. Students need …
Stain Glass Task
Background Information This task is very powerful and requires students to strategize to calculate the viability of making a stain …
Task Analysis Guide
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) has published a “Task Analysis Guide” which provides a rich set of …