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The Math Forum @ Drexel - mathforum.org Unsilence Students’ Voices Suzanne Alejandre, Philadelphia, PA
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The Math Forum @ Drexel - mathforum.org IntroductionsIntroductions Suzanne Alejandre junior high mathematics teacher [1973 – 1977] middle school mathematics and computer teacher [1988 – 2000] Math Forum Teacher Associate [1995 – 2000] Math Forum Staff [2000 – present] Audience
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The Math Forum @ Drexel - mathforum.org Our Classrooms PREMISE: a person “learns” when they have a voice (mental, verbal, written) PREMISE: every classroom has silenced voices PREMISE: there are different reasons why a student’s voice is not heard
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The Math Forum @ Drexel - mathforum.org Take a moment: Think of your students (past or present) Choose one to focus on today Or create a composite in your mind Think of their name or create one Visualize them in your classroom
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The Math Forum @ Drexel - mathforum.org Turn and Talk: Turn to a neighbor Take turns describing your “focus student” Use their first name (real or assumed) as you describe how they voice mathematics in your classroom
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The Math Forum @ Drexel - mathforum.org My Turn to Listen: What is one thing you noticed as your neighbor described their “focus student”? What did you wonder?
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The Math Forum @ Drexel - mathforum.org Every classroom has silenced voices Reasons: Too many voices, not enough time Lack of fluency (or confidence) Passive conditioning
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The Math Forum @ Drexel - mathforum.org Demonstration “Counting Chicken Wings” Read Aloud
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The Math Forum @ Drexel - mathforum.org Reflect on how your “student” would react to this activity. Would they engage mentally? Would they talk? Would they then write? “Counting Chicken Wings” “Counting Chicken Wings” Read Aloud Read Aloud
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The Math Forum @ Drexel - mathforum.org Helping students start using their voices: mentally orally written Helping students move from one to the other?
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The Math Forum @ Drexel - mathforum.org Mental read-alouds Scenarios wait time think time
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The Math Forum @ Drexel - mathforum.org Moving from Mental to Oral Scenarios Turn and Talk iPad video (by students, for students)
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The Math Forum @ Drexel - mathforum.org Let’s consider what happens during the Read Aloud “Counting Chicken Wings”
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The Math Forum @ Drexel - mathforum.org Scenario:
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The Math Forum @ Drexel - mathforum.org Too Many Voices/Too Little Time If we consider the time we have and the voices that need to be heard, how do we maximize the time for students’ voices? Tip 1: As you call on students during a classroom discussion, do not repeat.
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The Math Forum @ Drexel - mathforum.org Claim #1 When a teacher repeats what a student says, it robs them! The thought no longer belongs to the student – it transfers back to the teacher.
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The Math Forum @ Drexel - mathforum.org Too Many Voices/Too Little Time Tip 2: Create environments that maximize the number of students talking.
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The Math Forum @ Drexel - mathforum.org Claim #2 A teacher cannot hear everything each student says. Ultimately the student owns each of their thoughts. each of their thoughts. It’s okay if a teacher doesn’t hear everything!
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The Math Forum @ Drexel - mathforum.org Lack of Fluency in the Language Mathematics is a language. Learning a language requires an environment with a need to communicate.
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The Math Forum @ Drexel - mathforum.org Claim #3 It is our tendency to communicate using the language from the initial meeting.
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The Math Forum @ Drexel - mathforum.org Lack of Fluency in the Language Our students need: expections scaffolding practice
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The Math Forum @ Drexel - mathforum.org Tip 3: Use “scenarios” to help create a need to talk about mathematics with each other.
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The Math Forum @ Drexel - mathforum.org Moving from Oral to Written I Notice, I Wonder lists Pairs – taking turns to scribe The Writing Process (draft, feedback, draft, feedback...)
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The Math Forum @ Drexel - mathforum.org Claim #4 Establishing and developing environments can help unsilence voices. Remove pressure – all responses accepted – no right/wrong
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The Math Forum @ Drexel - mathforum.org What do you hear? What do you see? What do you see in the diagram? What do you notice as we read?
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The Math Forum @ Drexel - mathforum.org What do you hear?
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The Math Forum @ Drexel - mathforum.org What do you see?
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The Math Forum @ Drexel - mathforum.org What do you see in the diagram?
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The Math Forum @ Drexel - mathforum.org What do you notice as we read?
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The Math Forum @ Drexel - mathforum.org Classroom Videos mathforum.org/pps/video.html mathforum.org/pps/video.html
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The Math Forum @ Drexel - mathforum.org Reflect on how your “student” would react to these activities. Would they engage mentally? Would they talk? Would they then write? Scenarios: read-alouds viewing pictures viewing diagrams reading together one part at a time
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The Math Forum @ Drexel - mathforum.org Lack of Fluency in the Language Tip 4: Provide students with lists of questions to ask, scaffolding their need and ability to communicate. I am not sure I understand. How does that work? Why did you use “(insert a word)”? – can you tell me what it means? Why did you say that? Can you tell me more?
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The Math Forum @ Drexel - mathforum.org How do you know? How does that make sense? How can you say that in a different way?
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The Math Forum @ Drexel - mathforum.org Moving from Passive to Active Learners Tip 4: Provide a question to practice and then another and another until they have a working list of questions to ask during their mathematics discussions.
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The Math Forum @ Drexel - mathforum.org
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Let’s summarize: Too Many Voices/Too Little Time Lack of Fluency in the Language Moving from Passive to Active Learners Are there others?
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The Math Forum @ Drexel - mathforum.org MP1 Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. Connecting to CCSSM MP3 Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
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The Math Forum @ Drexel - mathforum.org Let’s Revisit These: PREMISE: a person “learns” when they have a voice (mental, verbal, written) PREMISE: every classroom has silenced voices PREMISE: there are different reasons why a student’s voice is not heard
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The Math Forum @ Drexel - mathforum.org Online Resources
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The Math Forum @ Drexel - mathforum.org Notice/Wonder Get Your Students Hooked On Noticing and Wondering Problem Solving–It Has to Begin with Noticing and Wondering
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The Math Forum @ Drexel - mathforum.org Unsilence Students’ Voices Suzanne’s Blog
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The Math Forum @ Drexel - mathforum.org http://mathforum.org/nctm/2014/session8.html
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