Friday, May 29, 2020

How To Incorporate Number Talks in Distance Learning

Number talks have so many positive benefits, and they became a regular part of my classroom practice last year. I loved listening to my students' reasoning. The class time spent talking about and comparing strategies was well worth it.

However, when we shifted to distance learning, number talks were left by the wayside. As I consider next year, I know that I want number talks to be part of my teaching....whether online or (hopefully) in person.  Here are some ideas of how I plan to use number talks if we go back to distance learning next year.

Ways to Use Number Talks with Distance Learning
A picture of a laptop as teachers use number talks during distance learning.