This page is where the Creating a Culture of Exploratory Talk Morning Session Group shares what they have created and other helpful information. Please feel free to upload any files you have and add links here. Also, you can add links to any digital lessons you have.
DAY 1
On Day 1, we began by experiencing several exploratory talk structures and activities, ranging from Classroom Circles to Talking Points to Soapbox Debates!
Below are the slides we used and some starting point resources. Enjoy!
TMC15 ExploreTalk Day 1.ppt
Chris was the subject of a PBS Learning Media video, produced by WGBH in Boston as part of a library of videos for use in teacher development. It shows his classes in the process of debating math and includes interviews on his perspectives and ideas about using debate in math class:
http://mass.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/mtc13.pd.math.deb/encouraging-debate/
At the California Math Council-North Asilomar 2014 conference in December 2014, Elizabeth gave a 5-minute Ignite talk on the urgency of exploratory talk for helping students to development a growth mindset about moath:
http://cheesemonkeysf.blogspot.com/2015/04/if-it-is-in-way-it-is-way-only-true.html
• “If a thing is worth doing, it’s worth doing badly” — one of Elizabeth's favorite quotes from Charlotte Davis Kasl's book, Finding Joy: 101 Ways to Free Your Spirit
• Intro to Restorative Practices as a set of practices for a school district:
http://www.healthiersf.org/RestorativePractices/
• Free, downloadable PDF e-book titled, Teaching Restorative Practices with Classroom Circles:
http://www.healthiersf.org/RestorativePractices/Resources/documents/RP%20Curriculum%20and%20Scripts%20and%20PowePoints/Classroom%20Curriculum/Teaching%20Restorative%20Practices%20in%20the%20Classroom%207%20lesson%20Curriculum.pdf
• Simplified Guide: How to do Talking Points:
http://cheesemonkeysf.blogspot.com/2014/07/tmc14-gwwg-talking-points-activity.html
• Elizabeth's annotated resources page for background on Talking Points:
http://cheesemonkeysf.blogspot.com/2014/07/tmc-14-gwwg-annotated-references.html
DAY 2
On Day 2, we began to extend exploratory talk structures and activities, with more practice and Q&A on Talking Points and a rich discussion of Table Debates: techniques and writing really great debatable questions.
Below are the slides we used. Enjoy!
TMC15 Day 2.ppt
What is the best method for ____?
My claim is... my warrant is...
I concur with ____ because
On the CONTRARY, ...
I can CLARIFY ____ with...
My thought was...
To SUMMARIZE, I heard....
To SUPPLEMENT that...
What EVIDENCE do you have?
Can you CONVINCE me that...?
Are you MEMORIZING solutions or SOLVING PROBLEMS?
No more saying, "I don't get it"; can only say "I don't buy it yet." (h/t Ben Blum-Smith)
Can we go back to what ____ said?
DAY 3
Jasmine's (@jaz_math) blog post about Tabletop Twitter:
http://jazmath.blogspot.com/2013/08/tabletop-twitter.html
Sets of Existing Talking Points
(feel free to add and upload more!)
Talking Points - talking about talk.doc
Talking Points Group Self-Assessment 2-UP.pdf
Talking Points - experts vs beginners 2-UP.pdf
Talking Points - GEO MORE POINTS LINES PLANES 4-UP.graffle.pdf
Talking Points - talking about collaboration 2-UP.pdf
Talking Points - talking about listening 2-UP.pdf
Talking Points - talking about questions 2-UP.pdf
Talking Points 1-4 Names of Angles-diagrams 6-UP.pdf
Talking Points 1-4 Names of Angles 2-UP.pdf
Talking Points GEO 1-1 POINTS LINES PLANES 2-UP.pdf
Talking Points GEO 1-2 SEGMENTS RAYS DISTANCE 2-UP.pdf
Talking Points GEO 1-3 ANGLES 2-UP.pdf
Talking Points Group Self-Assessment 2-UP.pdf
Talking Points PARALLEL LINES AND THEIR ANGLES.doc
Talking Points STUDENT INSTRUCTIONS.doc
Talking Points STUDENT INSTRUCTIONS 2-UP.pdf
Talking Points PRECALC VALUE OF STRUGGLE.pdf
Talking Points NOT-KNOWING 2-UP.pdf
Talking Points NOT-KNOWING - LONG.doc
Talking Points THE HEXAGONS.pdf.pdf (I think this one is by John Golden @mathhombre, but I'm not sure)
Dylan Kane Talking Points G-Doc about math.pdf
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