1. 3-Act Tasks Matt Hardman Austell ES matthew.hardman@cobbk12.org http://www.cobblearning.net/mhardman/ matthew.hardman@cobbk12.org http://www.cobblearning.net/mhardman/ @mdhardm

2. What is it? A Three-Act Task is a whole group mathematics task consisting of 3 distinct parts: -an engaging and perplexing Act One -an information and solution seeking Act Two -a solution discussion and solution revealing Act Three

3. Why use 3-Act Tasks? It’s what’s best for kids. “The challenge for teachers is to be less helpful.” -Dan Meyer

4. How is a 3-Act Task useful? Adds engagement (students wonder what will happen next) Provides an opportunity for estimation and reasonableness Provides opportunities to talk about mathematics Encourages multiple approaches Engages students in mathematical modeling

5. What can students learn? Development of critical thinking skills How to make sense of problems and persevere in solving them How to reason abstractly and quantitatively How to construct viable arguments and critique reasoning

6. What can students learn? How to: Reason abstractly and quantitatively Construct viable arguments and critique reasoning Model with mathematics Choose and use tools strategically Look for and make use of structure

7. Noticing and Wondering Benefits: There are no right or wrong answers, and there is nothing to solve. It's anxiety-free. It can be practiced and kids can get better at it. Kids can utilize it for understanding a problem before they go about deciding how to solve it. It's a one-size-fits all prompt. It's as simple or challenging as the individual child that responds.

8. Blogs/Websites to Follow Graham FletcherGraham Fletcher – Questioning My Metacognition Robert Kaplinsky Nathan Kraft Mike Wiernicki -Under the Dome Dan Meyer Andrew Stadel – Divisible by 3 Jenise Sexton Joe Schwartz – Exit 10A Fawn Nguyen – Visual Patterns Geoff Krall – Emergent Math Number Strings 101 Questions Yummy Math Robert Kaplinsky Nathan Kraft Mike Wiernicki Dan Meyer Andrew Stadel Jenise Sexton Joe Schwartz Fawn Nguyen Geoff Krall Number Strings 101 Questions Yummy Math #3act #anyqs #noticewonder

9. Triangle of Toothpicks - Mr. Kraft Harry Estimation 180 Let’s Check Some Out Fish Tank