Communication

1. Communication NCTM Presentation Haley Herritt

2. Opening Activity • Act, Draw or Do… • You will each be given 2 tasks and a team of 3 members • It is your job to get your partners to do or guess what is on the cards given Simple right???

3. Here are the Rules • You may not talk or write words or letters…that means • No writing letters or words on paper • No pointing to words on another sheet of paper • No whispering • No mouthing words • You may however… • Use symbols such as arrows to show a direction or to point to something on your drawing • Pictures to show an example or type of what you are drawing • Act out what you think will help your partner

4. The Teams • Group #1 Ryan – Gerold – Katie • Group #2 Austin – Latearia – Alex • Group #3 Bethany – Dan – Monica • Group #4 Travis – Lee – Ilyssa • Group #5 Summer – Ashley – Jamie • Group #6 Matt – Kyle – MR • Group #7 Bob – Sleeper – Marquis If your name is in BLUE come get your groups supplies!! 

5. Before we begin… The team that completes all of their tasks first will receive a prize… Ok let’s start… but remember… No talking please!! = time to

6. Activity Time! Whooo hooo!

7. Wrap-up • What was difficult about the activity? • What strategies did you use to complete the activity? • How did your partners help each other figure out what to do?

8. How does this apply to the Communication Standard? The Highlights: Instructional Programs should enable students to: • organize and consolidate their mathematical thinking through communication • communicate their mathematical thinking coherently and clearly to peers, teachers, and others • analyze and evaluate the mathematical thinking and strategies of others • use the language of mathematics to express mathematical ideas precisely

9. Communication Standard • Justify reasoning behind mathematical thinking • Formulate a question • Organize thoughts based on what they know

10. Developing an Ability • As students go through out their schooling it is important to nurture their ability to write mathematically • We want to help students refine their way of defining terms and communicating an idea • Seeing the perspectives of others through group work

11. Why this is useful • Students are learning to be clear and convincing when communicating their ideas • Students will gain better mathematical understanding while working with peers • Help students develop mathematical language to use throughout the rest of their mathematical classes “they communicate to learn mathematics, and they learn to communicate mathematically”

12. How do we Communicate Mathematically? • Symbols • Oral • Written Like our activity, we can see that everyone communicates differently. As teachers we need to work on teaching the students how to speak mathematically. The NCTM Standard states: “Communication can support students’ learning of new mathematical concepts as they act out a situation, draw, use objects, give verbal accounts and explanations, use diagrams, write, and use mathematical symbols.”

13. Some things to think about when communicating… • Technology • Accommodations for ESL students • Drawings, shapes, structures and other tools that will support the learning of mathematics and also be fun for the students to take part in

14. Communication throughout the grades Elementary school • students “think out loud” • Write out their thoughts Middle School Students • Test their ideas • Clarify and refine their ideas • Listening, paraphrasing, and questioning others ideas

15. Communication throughout the grades High School Graduates • Students should have internalized standards of dialogue and argument • Aim to clarify and justify using their knowledge gained • Clear and complete arguments

16. Closing Comments… • Communication is key! • Learn to use what you have • Develop mathematical language using the language students already know and use • Never, never give up!! “Communication works for those who work at it.”