This is an online book study via Google Classroom. Why don't our students know their multiplication facts in fourth, fifth, or even tenth grade? Why do they have so much trouble with fractions? The fact that this happens in so many classrooms across the country tells us that the failure lies not with the students or teachers, but in how mathematics has been taught, year after year, with the best of intentions. Students come to classrooms fearing and avoiding math, and worse, thinking they are no good at it. Students learn to disengage their reasoning - and even distrust it. Making Number Talks Matter is about helping students take back the authority of their own reasoning through a short, fifteen-minute routine called Number Talks, in which they reason mentally with numbers. This book will help you, their teacher, know how to facilitate this routine so that, over time, students develop a strong sense of the meaning of quantities and operations while gaining proficiency with mathematical practices.
This PD is offered through Google Classroom, but there will be opportunities to get help face-to-face if you prefer. So, whether you are a novice with technology or an expert, you can be successful with this blended PD! This timeline is flexible to allow you to work around your schedule. Face-to-face support provided on June 1, June 22, July 13, and July 27. I will be available June 1 to assist anyone who needs help getting on Google Classroom or registering for the course on Google Classroom. Participants are responsible for purchasing their own book.