Presentation: Encouraging Grades 3–8 Students to Conjecture, Generalize, and Justify (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2012 Annual Meeting and Exposition)

Thursday, April 26, 2012: 3:00 PM-4:30 PM

Salon G (Marriott Downtown)

Lead Speaker:

Michael Perkowski

Co-Speaker:

John Lannin

Handouts

#9047, Perkowski&Lannin, Encouraging Grade 3-8 Students to Conjecture, Generalize, & Justify.pdf (77.5 kB)

#9047, Perkowski&Lannin,Encouraging Students to Conjecture ppt.pdf (3.0 MB)

Learn about tasks—and ideas for creating tasks—that encourage grades 3–8 students to reason mathematically and to make, justify, refute, refine, and generalize their conjectures. Discussion will emphasize how to encourage generalizing and shape students' justification in the classroom.

Presentation Format: 3-5 Gallery Workshop
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 3 to 5

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2012 Annual Meeting and Exposition

261- Encouraging Grades 3–8 Students to Conjecture, Generalize, and Justify