Upcoming Statewide Webinars
The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, in partnership with the Ohio ESC Association, is offering professional learning to expand educators’ understanding of Ohio's Learning Standards for Mathematics and the Standards for Mathematical Practice.
Join BetterLessons and the Department for a two-part webinar series supporting educators in fostering mathematical discourse and language routines in the classroom:
- Begin with webinar Progression A, encompassing the five practices for orchestrating productive mathematics discussions – anticipating, monitoring, selecting, sequencing and connecting –to effectively leverage student conversation in whole-class discussions. These practices are the cornerstone of fostering meaningful interactions and productive discourse in the classroom.
- Advance your knowledge further in webinar Progression B, examining the mathematical language routines, reinforcing key terminology to empower students with opportunities to enhance their conceptual understanding of mathematics language.
Districts, schools and educators across Ohio are encouraged to attend and use the session materials, resources and recordings. Register below for each session and join using your unique meeting link.
Send questions to Annika Moore at annika.moore@education.ohio.gov.
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Progression A:
The 5 Practices for Orchestrating Productive Mathematics Discussion
The 5 Practices provide a model for facilitating discussions in mathematics classrooms based on the thinking of students.
Introduction to the 5 Practices for Orchestrating Productive Mathematics Discussions - Setting Goals & Selecting Tasks
Dive into the heart of effective mathematics teaching by exploring Margaret (Peg) S. Smith and Mary Kay Stein's 5 Practices for Orchestrating Productive Mathematics Discussions. These practices are the cornerstone of fostering meaningful interactions and productive discourse in the classroom. By unraveling the intricacies of these practices, you'll gain invaluable insights into creating an environment where learning flourishes.
We begin our webinar series focused on Step 0: Setting Goals & Selecting Tasks, where participants dig into the teaching preparation that drives successful goal setting and the tasks that lead to productive discourse.
Orchestrating Productive Mathematics Discussions - Anticipating & Monitoring
Join us in the second installment of this series as we dive deeper into the realm of facilitating mathematical discourse. In this webinar, we examine Practices 1 & 2 of the 5 Practices, anticipating and monitoring. You’ll discover a variety of strategies and resources that empower educators to anticipate and monitor student approaches in real time and respond with support while maintaining the cognitive demand.
Orchestrating Productive Mathematics Discussions - Selecting & Sequencing
Continue your exploration of facilitating productive math conversations in our third webinar, where we dive into Practices 3 & 4 of the 5 Practices, selecting and sequencing. By selecting specific student strategies and sequencing them in a meaningful way, participants will learn how to craft a compelling mathematical story to drive student learning. You’ll receive strategies and resources that support your ability to inspire student discourse aligned with learning goals in your classroom.
Practice 5 for Orchestrating Productive Mathematics Discussions - Connecting Student Ideas to Learning Goals
In our final webinar of the series, participants will examine and understand the essential fifth practice for orchestrating productive mathematics discussions, connecting. By connecting students' ideas to learning goals, we foster an environment where students become the authors of their learning journey. Learn how to guide and ask questions that actively bridge student thinking to mathematical learning goals, ensuring an atmosphere of active thinking and participation.
Progression B:
Mathematical Language Routines
Mathematical Language Routines (MLRs) help teachers “amplify, assess, and develop students’ language” in math class, “emphasize the use of language that is meaningful and purposeful, not inauthentic or simply answer-based . . . [and] can and should be used to support all students learning mathematics.”
Source: Understanding Language/ Stanford Center For Assessment, Learning, And Equity Stanford University Graduate School Of Education
Promoting Language Use in Math: Making Sense of Tasks
In this webinar, we introduce Mathematical Language Routines as practical ways to support language and math development simultaneously for all students. We will learn ways to appropriately scaffold math tasks so students can make meaning for themselves. We highlight two routines that amplify language, rather than simplify it, as a way to deepen student learning: Collect & Display and Three Reads.
Promoting Language Use in Math: Optimizing Output
In this webinar, we explore the next design principle for promoting language use in mathematics, optimizing output. Students need multiple opportunities to express their mathematical thinking, visually, orally and in writing. We will discuss approaches to improve the quality of student responses, as well as effective feedback to provide. We will highlight two routines that optimize output: Stronger & Clearer Each Time and Critique, Correct & Clarify.
Promoting Language Use in Math: Cultivating Conversations
In this webinar, we focus on Cultivating Conversations as a way of promoting language use in mathematics. We dive into improving the quality of student conversations in order to create meaningful learning opportunities. Constructive conversations serve as scaffolds for students as they simultaneously make meaning and communicate their ideas. We will highlight two routines that cultivate conversations: Compare & Connect and Discussion Supports.
Promoting Language Use in Math:
Maximizing Meta-awareness
In the final webinar of this series, we will dig into maximizing meta-awareness to promote language use in math. Students not only use language to communicate but to organize their own ideas, learning and experiences. We will explore strategies to improve the opportunities students have to reflect and improve their own language and understanding in math. We dive into the remaining language routines: Information Gap and Co-Craft Questions and Problems.
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