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I believe that discussion is important in math class because learning is largely a social endeavor. We build meaning through our interactions and conversations with others.

I have seen and have used the technique of posing questions to students, allowing them think time, and then having them discuss with a partner or small group.

One of the challenges is that it is hard to monitor all discussions and assess the understandings of all students.

I am wondering how to ensure that all students have a voice in the conversation.

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Why is discussion important in math class?What are some discussion strategies you use or see used in your classrooms?What are some challenges?What are you wondering/working on/thinking about when it comes to discussions in your classes?

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Why is discussion important in math class?What are some discussion strategies you use or see used in your classrooms?What are some challenges?What are you wondering/working on/thinking about when it comes to discussions in your classes?

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I think discussions in math are important for the same reason that they are important in general. Asking questions and discussion those wonderings with people who may understand things differently expands your knowledge base. When students ask questions and a teacher or another student answers, that student will learn from it and hopefully understand something they didn't before.

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- When a student takes over the conversation
- Individuals working as a group. (No discussion)

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Discussion increases student participation and engagement.  It can lead to new ideas or strategies.  Discussion can give students ownership of ideas and strategies. 

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Discussion increases student participation and engagement.  It can lead to new ideas or strategies.  Discussion can give students ownership of ideas and strategies. 

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Strategies- sentence starters, prompting questions, positive praise, bulldog bucks for participation

Challenges-
small group discussions- keeping students on topic
discussions leading to inaccurate information and confusing students, participation by all, discussions in small group settings.

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Discussion brings out student thinking. It can help identify student process knowledge or bring out misconceptions.

Challenge/strategies: We currently use sentence starters in groups as a tool for student discussion. One of the challenges  we are facing in group work is having one person dominate the group thinking (everyone else just agrees) or students sharing their ideas but not continuing the discussion (like we talking about this morning with connected talk)

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All students actively listening for both the rights and the wrongs

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Discussion in the math class brings out the creative answers that some may not come up with. For example, there may be more than one way to get the answer, but some students may only be used to seeing one method. Discussion brings out different perspectives and approaches.

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- Roles and sentence starters
- Think, pair, share has been very effective. Give students time to make conjectures on their own first then share it out

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Students are sometimes embarrassed to ask questions or fearful to respond in case their answers or thoughts are incorrect. There are a lot of shy students that justify their work beautifully on paper, but never EVER raise their hand.

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Discussions really allow deeper levels of thinking. It can be shallow (i.e. just getting the answers) but can go deep into justifying and defending answers