Powerpoint

I have the power point as a Google doc and can attach anyone who wants a copy.  Here is the list of math questions:

Examples of sentence starters include:
Today in Math I learned ....
Today in Math I found out ....
Today in math I discovered ....
The easiest/most difficult part of today’s math lesson was...
One thing I learned in math today that I did not know before was...
The most important thing I learned in Math this week was...
I would explain to an absent student what I did/learned in Math today like this ...
I think the answer is .... because ....
The steps I took in solving this problem were ....
The strategy I used to find a solution to the problem was ...
To check my answer I ...
I still don’t understand ...
Another strategy I could use to solve this problem would be to ...
My Math goal for tomorrow is ...

Possible questions might include:
Where can you begin?
How would you restate the problem in your own words?
What information will you need to solve this problem?
Have you solved similar problems that would help?
Can you make a prediction?
How can you organize the information?
Can you make a drawing to explain your thinking?
What would happen if ...?
Can you describe a strategy you can use to solve this?
What do you need to do next?
Do you see any patterns in your work?
How do you know your solution is reasonable?
How did you arrive at your answer?
How can you convince me that your answer makes sense?
Did you try anything that did not work?
How could your explanation be made clearer? How could you use a diagram to represent this problem?
Explain why your strategy works.
How are ________'s and _________'s representations similar/different?
How are _______'s and _______'s strategies similar/different?
Which strategy is the most efficient?
How could you revise your model to make it clearer?
What equation/s would match this problem?
Is there more than one equation that would represent this?

Welcome!

Welcome to the Hays Mathtopia blog. We will be posting documents that might want to refer to/print. Please feel free to post comments or questions. We want to see/hear about great examples that are working for you. Please remember this is a trip we are all taking. This training is to enhance what you are already doing in class. This is just good teaching!