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2015 Creating a Culture of Exploratory Talk Morning Session

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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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