Deepening Student Thinking with the Math Language Routines

Product Details

Virtual Workshop
Focus Area: Student-Centered Mathematics
Topic: Communicating Mathematical Thinking
Attendees: Teachers
Phase: Targeted Support

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Overview

Incorporating specific language routines into math instruction helps teachers support the math and language learning of all students, especially those who are learning English. The eight Mathematical Language Routines benefit any math student and are effective in various grade levels and instructional formats. In this 2-hour session, we will examine specific routines and work together to plan how to use them in each of our contexts to help students develop agency in their own mathematical and linguistic sense-making.

Specifications

  • 2 hours
  • Participants will need a computer with a camera, microphone and access to some of the math tasks that they use with students. 

Outcome

I create an environment that encourages students to communicate their mathematical thinking with each other.

Learning Experience

  • Define the Mathematical Language Routines (MLRs) and their purposes
  • Explore what the MLRs might look like in various different contexts
  • Build a plan for introducing (or reintroducing) a specific MLR to students and incorporating it into instruction on a regular basis