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Free Classroom Poster: Let's Get Kids Talking About Math Math conversations used to be considered an oxymoron. I think people thought that if you're doing a sum, you should probably shut up so your brain can work. But guess what? Math talks help your brain. If you talk about your mathematical thinking, you can solve the problem more effectively. What's even more exciting is that mathematical discourse on a problem can help you maintain and generalize your solution process so that you can solve other problems more effectively as well. Question stems make it easier to encourage conversation about math in the classroom. We've worked with our friends at Ready Classroom Mathematics to create a poster that you and your students can use to get everyone...

One of the things I looked forward to when I went back to school after winter break was chatting with my students about their holidays. However, as I learned more about students living with trauma or poverty, I began to see these conversations through a different lens. Which of my students may not have engaged in conversations about gifts because they did not receive them? Who might have stayed silent when their peers were whining about the end of winter break because they actually felt happier (or more secure) at school? As teachers, we need to ensure that when we speak to our students about the winter break, we do so without isolating our most vulnerable students. With that in mind, here are five questions I won't be asking my students when we go back to school after winter break, and some suggestions on what to ask instead. 1. Of course, children who have received gifts want to talk about them with their peers and their teacher. Not asking this question doesn't mean...