Facilitator (1 person).
Job Description:
Get your team started quickly on every problem; e.g., read the problem aloud to the team
Make sure that the task is clear to everyone
Make sure the team is working together towards the agreed goals
Make sure everyone is invited to participate and has their ideas heard
Questions you might ask while y’all work:
Does everyone understand what we are doing?
Does anyone have any good ideas?
Does anyone see it differently?
Can you explain your ideas to the rest of the group?
Are we ready to move on?
Are we on track? What do we need to do next?
Scribe/Recorder (1-2 persons).
Job Description:
Make sure important ideas and results are recorded (write them down!)
Record strategies and methods as well as solutions
Be ready to share the group’s mathematical journey
Make sure that the team is ready to report at the end
Questions/statements you might ask/say while y’all work:
That's a good idea/conjecture/question! I’ll write it down/make a note of it!
How shall we record this?
Let's make a note of this and come back to it later!
What are the different ways of representing this?
Understanding coordinator (1-2 persons).
Job Description:
Make sure that calculations are checked and mathematical reasoning is justified
Make sure the group is making connections between ideas
Contact the instructor when the team has a question. Make sure it is a group question.
Questions you might ask while y’all work:
Has somebody double-checked that calculation?
Does everyone understand the explanation?
Can everyone explain that bit of mathematics?
How do we know this makes sense? how can we convince others?
Are we sure about that? Tell me why? What if?