Ep 293: What Makes a Good Number Talk?

from Math is Figure-Out-Able! · host Pam Harris, Kim Montague

Are your Number Talks purposeful? In this episode, Pam and Kim discuss the when, how, and why of Number Talks, which they call Problem Talks.Talking Points:Problem Talk vs. Problem StringWhen and why to use a Problem TalkExample Problem Talk of 15 x 36Deciding whose strategy to representProblem Talks are still instructionalHow many students to chooseChoosing a rich problem For more about Problem Talks and Problem Strings, check out episodes 33 and 241. Episode 33 , Episode 241Check out our social mediaTwitter: @PWHarrisInstagram: Pam Harris_mathFacebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics educationLinkedin: Pam Harris Consulting LLC

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Are your Number Talks purposeful? In this episode, Pam and Kim discuss the when, how, and why of Number Talks, which they call Problem Talks. Talking Points: Problem Talk vs. Problem StringWhen and why to use a Problem TalkExample Problem Talk of 15 x 36Deciding whose strategy to representProblem Talks are still instructionalHow many students to chooseChoosing a rich problem For more about Problem Talks and Problem Strings, check out episodes 33 and 241. Episode 33 , Episode...