Number Talks are ....: Developmentally appropriate mathematics opportunities that build student math practitioners/thinkers., Short math segments, no more than 15 minutes, alongside (but not necessarily related to) the ongoing mathematics curriculum., Primary goal is fluency (accuracy, flexibility, and precision) where students are given opportunities to “do math”., Regularly occurring 5-15 minute segments that build on one another from day to day., Mental math sessions that utilize hand signals to promote student engagement and offer teachers opportunities to informally assess students., A time for the teacher to serve as a facilitator., A time when everyone’s answer is valued and student thinking is shared., Times when students self-correct, recognizing their own mistakes and those of others., Sessions that provide a safe environment to test out strategies and make sense of math., When teachers record student math thinking for all to see and consider., Number Talks are not ...: Random. Number Talks are intentionally sequenced and purposefully crafted to lead students to specific strategies., Always a match for standards that students are learning. Students will likely need scaffolding, particularly during the first years of implementation as the strategic thinking of students develops., Memorization of facts and procedures., Fun Fridays. Inconsistent and minimized implementation will not lead to strategic thinking or fluency., Times for students to use paper and pencil, whiteboards or markers., The teacher teaching students a particular strategy. Students learn strategies because of the thinking they do from one problem to the next in a purposefully crafted string(s) of problems., One problem a day. The problem strings usually consist of three to five problems developed to lead students to develop strategic thinking., Only one right way to get an answer. For each problem presented in a string there will likely be multiple student strategies shared and written by the teacher., Teachers correcting student thinking. The teacher may prompt students if needed but primarily other students will provide appropriate disagreement and questioning.,

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