Desmos & The 5 Practices
Self-Guided Professional Learning Series
Grades 6-12
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Series Description
This self-guided professional learning series will help teacher teams leverage Desmos’ interactive platform to engage a greater number and diversity of students in mathematics discourse. Teachers will learn to structure opportunities for collaboration and discussion that center student thinking, build conceptual understanding and highlight the connections between mathematical ideas and approaches.
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By the end of this module teachers will have:
Become familiarized with the 5 Practices for Orchestrating Productive Mathematics Discourse
Review considerations for planning rich tasks
Practice Anticipating student responses
Consider how monitoring can elevate student voice in discussions
Differentiate between assessing and advancing questions
Explore Selecting, Sequencing and Connecting student ideas to drive mathematical conversation
Practice using technological tools to assist in the 5 practices
Impact on students
Teachers will be able to structure opportunities for collaboration and discussion that center student thinking, build conceptual understanding and highlight the connections between mathematical ideas and approaches
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