5 Practices for Orchestrating Productive Mathematics Discussions

Learn the 5 practices for facilitating effective inquiry-oriented classrooms:

•Anticipating what students will do and what strategies they will use in solving a problem

•Monitoring their work as they approach the problem in class

•Selecting students whose strategies are worth discussing in class

•Sequencing those students’ presentations to maximize their potential to increase students’ learning

•Connecting the strategies and ideas in a way that helps students understand the mathematics learned

Includes a professional development guide.

Grades K-12