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Here are the reflection and discussion questions for chapter 4. If you choose to comment on more than one, please use separate comments to keep the conversation organized. Consider the mathematical discourse in your classroom. What opportunities do students have to explain and justify their thinking? What questioning strategies could you use to provide additionalContinue reading “Chapter 4 ~ Surface Mathematics Learning Made Visible”

Here are the reflection and discussion questions for chapter 3. If you choose to comment on more than one, please use separate comments to keep the conversation organized. Comments for this chapter will be accepted until December 20th. Make notes of the questions you typically ask in your math lessons. Think about them in termsContinue reading “Chapter 3 ~ Mathematical Tasks and Talk That Guide Learning”

Here are the reflection and discussion questions for chapter 2. If you choose to comment on more than one, please use separate comments to keep the conversation organized. Comments for this chapter will be accepted until November 22nd. Learning intentions can help students make connections between current learning and previously learned content. Identify the learningContinue reading “Chapter 2 ~ Making Learning Visible Starts With Teacher Clarity”

Let’s try something new this year – book discussion via blog! Hopefully this will make it easier for more folks to participate. The focus of this year’s book study will be Visible Learning for Mathematics: What Works Best to Optimize Student Learning by John Hattie, Douglas Fisher, and Nancy Frey, with Linda M. Gojak, SaraContinue reading “Welcome!”