Professional Documents
Culture Documents
in Math: A Teachers
Guide for using talk
moves to support the
Common Core and more,
Third Edition
By Chapin,
O’Connor, &
Anderson
2013
Why Use Math Talk in the
Classroom?
• Think about your own students and their
learning strengths and difficulties. Which
of the five reasons for using classroom talk
and discussion seem most relevant to your
current teaching? (Think back to the past
year)
• Is there an example from your experience
that might support one of the five claims?
Video Clip – Is three-fifths less than three-
fourths?
• In this clip, Mrs. Rowan’s students talk about how they
know that three-fifths is less than three-fourths.
• What is the idea that everyone is trying to repeat?
• What can you tell about student understandings from
watching the students try to repeat it?