In Episode 56, critically unpacking the ‘I do, We do, You do’ teaching model in maths. Plus, why productive struggle is a must in our classrooms, and the value of Fraction Talks.
Episode 56
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Episode Guest
- Margarita Breed is a Numeracy Consultant and former secondary school teacher in Victoria, Australia. She works with teachers in Victoria and South Australia.
Quick Guide
- The Gradual Release of Responsibility model (aka – I do, We do, You do model)
- Transferring authority to students – listen to episode 55
- Messy maths
- Challenging mathematical tasks
- The challenge of students’ waiting on teachers to direct their learning
- Having critical conversations with students about their maths learning
- Critically reflecting on our learning, and orientations to learning
- The value of being confounded and bewildered in maths
- The value of Productive Struggle in maths
- Supporting student efficacy
- Avoiding unhelpful prompts and rescuing of students
- Emerging People in Maths – Thomas Moore
- Significant Math Moments – Having Fraction Chats with students
Episode related links
- Margarita Breed on LinkedIn.
- Dylan Wiliam
- More or Less Podcast
- Margarita Breed Maths PhD Thesis – Constructing Paths to Multiplicative Thinking: Breaking Down The Barriers
- Australian Standards for Excellence in Teaching Mathematics in Australian Schools
- Maths300 Teacher Resources (Subscription site)
- Fraction Chats – Math for Love website
- Estimation 180 website (Andrew Stadel)
- Tracy Johnston Zager book – Becoming The Math Teacher You Wish You’d Had
- Particle Fever documentary
- Emerging People in Maths – Thomas Moore
Listen to Previous Maths Chats with Margarita Breed
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- Pattern photograph: “Math patterns” by keepps is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
- Sky photograph: “Struggling to Shine” by norsez is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
