Presentation: How Classroom Discussion Promotes Functional Thinking in Grades K–2 (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2013 Annual Meeting and Exposition)

Friday, April 19, 2013: 9:30 AM-10:30 AM

709/711 (Convention Center)

Lead Speaker:

Angela Murphy Gardiner

Co-Speaker:

Barbara M. Brizuela

Handouts

#1641-Gardiner-How Classroom Discussion Promotes Functional Thinking in Grades K–2#2.pdf (364.4 kB)

#1641-Gardiner-How Classroom Discussion Promotes Functional Thinking in Grades K–2#4.pdf (60.1 kB)

All students have important things to say, but how do we get them to share their thoughts? Engaging students in meaningful discussion creates a student-driven classroom that fosters deeper functional thinking. Explore functional thinking activities and questioning techniques that enable peer discussion via inquiry-based questioning.

Presentation Format: Research Session
Grade Band Audience: PreK to 2

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2013 Annual Meeting and Exposition

359- How Classroom Discussion Promotes Functional Thinking in Grades K–2