1. Active learning Collaboration Math Talk rospenda chapter 61

2.  Make sure:  they know the language of math  they understand the vocabulary  they are comprehending the questions  they are communicating rospenda chapter 62

3.  It’s all about thinking  Can they think logically?  Can they reason  Can they explain their thoughts rospenda chapter 63

4.  How did you get that?  What were you thinking?  How did you know?  Does this solution make sense? rospenda chapter 64

5.  Have them  draw pictures  keep a written math journal  self talk **Be aware of cultural factors, language rospenda chapter 65

6.  Remember having conversations?  Take a walk around the school  Have students report what they see  Have them represent it in numbers and not words rospenda chapter 66

7.  Think metacognitively  Comparisons  How else can you show rospenda chapter 67

8.  Go back to the POWER approach  Define, understand the PROBLEM  Own some solutions ( talk, collaborate)  Winning ideas, devise all the possibilities  Evaluate, carry out the plan  Reinforce the solution, with data rospenda chapter 68