Reasoning-and-explanation - Session 6: Appraising a student’s explanation and engaging in a video workshop

Part 4: Appraising a student’s explanation

video of math teacher

Overview

This part launches a series of opportunities to use the features of “good” explanations to analyze students’ explanations. In this case, the analysis will focus on a third grade student’s explanation of odd and even numbers. Problems like the one that is focal in this video will be the basis for the video workshop in session 7.

Key Points

Knowing the features of a good explanation can focus what teachers listen for in students’ explanations.

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  • Sessions
    • Session 1: Studying mathematics teaching with a focus on reasoning and explanation
    • Session 2: Launching work on mathematical explanations and video workshop
    • Session 3: Noticing the features of explanations and unpacking student reasoning
    • Session 4: Scaling mathematics problems and engaging in a video workshop
    • Session 5: Producing “good” mathematical explanations
    • Session 6: Appraising a student’s explanation and engaging in a video workshop
    • Session 7: Capitalizing on students’ explanations and engaging in a video workshop
    • Session 8: Developing justifications and responding to students’ explanations
    • Session 9: Planning instruction to target reasoning and engagement in mathematical practices
    • Session 10: Summarizing and moving forward with video workshop

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