Five Practices for Orchestrating Productive Mathematics Discussions

Learn the 5ápractices for facilitating effective inquiry-oriented classrooms: Anticipating what students will do and what strategies they will use in solving a problemMonitoring their work as they approach the problem in classSelecting students whose strategies are worth discussing in classSequencing those students’ presentations to maximize their potential to increase students’ learningConnecting the strategies and ideas in a way that helps students understand the mathematics learnedIncludes a professional development guide.