1. Talk Less, Smile More: Getting Students to Discuss and Debate Math
Welcome!
Talk Less, Smile More: Getting Students to Discuss and Debate Math
Chris Luzniak & Mattie Baker
@CLuzniak
@Stoodle

2. Welcome! Take 2 minutes to fill out a notecard for us!
NAME (what you prefer to be called)
Twitter handle
Where do you teach?
If you were a creature (real or fictional) which one would you be and why?

3. Talking Circle Let’s Begin! Name Where from/What you teach
Goals for Morning Session?
If you were a creature (real or fictional)...
Fantasy animal?

4. ACTIVITY #2 - Chalk Talk
- Write your thoughts/questions/etc to the prompt.
- Read the responses of others and comment.
- NO talking.
What are you most proud of this year?
What are your concerns/fears with facilitating student discussions?
Which one doesn’t belong?

6. Our Objectives Experience & Explore Understand & Build Create, Create
Thurs
Fri
Sat
Experience
&
Explore
Understand &
Build
Create,
Create
“I wanna be in the room where it happens”
“The plan is to fan this spark into a flame”
“Why do you write like you’re running out of time”

8. ACTIVITY #3 - Talking Points
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9. ACTIVITY #3 - Talking Points
Talking about discussion
Groups of 3
Groups will have exactly 10 minutes to do as many rounds as they can do.
Each “talking point” statement on the list receives three rounds of attention.
One person reads the first statement aloud with NO COMMENT.
There are then three rounds of speaking and listening. You want these to be “lightning rounds” rather than plodding or deliberate rounds. The Talking Point statements are provocative and designed to stimulate reactions that can be worked with.
@cheesemonkeysf

10. “I agree/disagree/am unsure because…”
ROUND 1 – Each person explains in turn whether they AGREE, DISAGREE, or are UNSURE about the statement AND WHY.
Even if you are unsure, you must state a reason WHY you are unsure. NO COMMENT. You’ll be free to change your mind during your turn in the next round.
“I agree/disagree/am unsure because…”
ROUND 2 – Go around the group, with each person saying whether they AGREE, DISAGREE, or are UNSURE about their own original statement OR about someone else’s statement they just heard AND SAY WHY.
ROUND 3 – Take a final tally of AGREE / DISAGREE / UNSURE and make notes on your sheet. NO REASONS.
Groups should then move on to the next Talking Point.

12. Dominoes, Round 1
At your tables, write down what you notice and wonder.
Circle the MOST IMPORTANT thing you wrote down, and also write two back-ups.
Person A from each table will share out.

14. At your tables, write down what you notice and wonder.
Circle the MOST IMPORTANT thing you wrote down, and also write two back-ups.
Person A from each table will share out.

15. Dominoes, Round 2
At your tables, fill in the blank as many ways as you can.
Circle the MOST INTERESTING thing you wrote down, and also write two back-ups.
Person B from each table will share out:
Everyone MUST use math vocabulary
It would be AMAZING if you build on someone else’s idea

17. At your tables, fill in the blank as many ways as you can.
Circle the MOST INTERESTING thing you wrote down, and also write two back-ups.
Person B from each table will share out:
Everyone MUST use math vocabulary
It would be AMAZING if you build on someone else’s idea

18. Take a break!

19. ARGUMENT = CLAIM + WARRANT
Welcome Back!
Come up with an argument for each of the following:
The best movie is ______.
The most important math topic is ___.
___________is the best method for solving the system:
ARGUMENT = CLAIM + WARRANT

20. Arguments

21. ARGUMENT = CLAIM + WARRANT
ARGUMENT - a statement made with sound reasoning. Every argument has two key parts:
CLAIM - the controversial statement being made.
WARRANT - the justification for the claim.
ARGUMENT = CLAIM + WARRANT
“My CLAIM is ___________
and my WARRANT is _____________________”

22. Oral Arguments

23. ARGUMENT = CLAIM + WARRANT
Debate #1: Soapbox Debate
Name, Claim+Warrant
The best movie is ______.
The most important math topic is ___.
___________is the best method for solving the system:
ARGUMENT = CLAIM + WARRANT

24. Which problem shows the BEST mistake?

25. Always, Sometimes or Never? ARGUMENT = CLAIM + WARRANT
Debate #2: Circle Debate
Summarize, Claim+Warrant
Always, Sometimes or Never?
Max gets a pay raise of 30%.  Jim gets a pay raise of 25%.  So Max gets the bigger pay raise.
When you cut a piece off a shape, you reduce its area and perimeter.
and are co-terminal on the Unit Circle.
ARGUMENT = CLAIM + WARRANT

26. Which One Doesn’t Belong?

27. ARGUMENT = CLAIM + WARRANT
Debate #3: Point. Counter-point.
Would you rather….(a) Have crayons for teeth
(b) Have spaghetti for hair
Claim+Warrant
STEVE
ARGUMENT = CLAIM + WARRANT

28. ARGUMENT = CLAIM + WARRANT
Debate #3: Point. Counter-point.
Would you rather….(a) Have crayons for teeth
(b) Have spaghetti for hair
Would you rather solve this problem…
(a) Using a proportion
“Find 45% of 80” (b) Making into a decimal and multiplying
Claim+Warrant
STEVE
ARGUMENT = CLAIM + WARRANT

29. Wrapping Up!

30. On the first notecard
“I used to think….,
but now I think…”

31. On the second notecard One thing you enjoyed today.
One thing you wonder/want to hear more about/need mentioned/are confused by/etc
What could you share with the group?

32. Contact Us! Mattie Baker Chris Luzniak @Stoodle @cluzniak
@Stoodle
pythagoraswasanerd.wordpress.com
Chris Luzniak
@cluzniak
clopendebate.wordpress.com