How to make "show your thinking" less anxiety-inducing
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Getting students to think is a hot topic - but what does it actually mean? When kids are asked to "show their thinking", can we really blame them for being like "WTF?!?!"
Today on Math Therapy, Vanessa explores the surprising number of ways we can define & interpret "thinking", and shares 5 strategies to demystify it in the classroom:
Explain what thinking actually means
Normalize that the thought process isn't always quick
Give prompts that invite students into a conversation
Outer process - talk it out before writing it down
Model your own thinking…
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