Send us a text! (US messaging rates apply) Getting students to think is a hot topic - but what does it actually mean? When kids are asked to "show their thinking", can we really blame them for being like "WTF?!?!" Today on Math Therapy, Vanessa explores the surprising number of ways we can define & interpret "thinking", and shares 5 strategies to demystify it in the classroom: Explain what thinking actually meansNormalize that the thought process isn't always quickGive prompts that ...

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Vanessa Vakharia, aka The Math Guru

How to make "show your thinking" less anxiety-inducing

DEC 11, 202533 MIN
Math Therapy

How to make "show your thinking" less anxiety-inducing

DEC 11, 202533 MIN

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Send us a text! (US messaging rates apply)

Getting students to think is a hot topic - but what does it actually mean?  When kids are asked to "show their thinking", can we really blame them for being like "WTF?!?!"

Today on Math Therapy, Vanessa explores the surprising number of ways we can define & interpret "thinking", and shares 5 strategies to demystify it in the classroom:

  1. Explain what thinking actually means
  2. Normalize that the thought process isn't always quick
  3. Give prompts that invite students into a conversation
  4. Outer process - talk it out before writing it down
  5. Model your own thinking as a teacher

How do YOU define thinking?  Let us know below!

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