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

Expert Planning Tips So You'll Love Number Talks

     Number talks are beneficial for many reasons such as increased student engagement and number sense.  The idea of a number talk is that you give students a problem to solve mentally.  After giving time to solve the problem, students share their strategies.  In my experiences (which you can read about here), students have lots of strategies and they are excited to share them.

     If you're ready to start with number talks but not sure how to get started, here are a few things to consider.

The Truth About Why You'll Love Number Talks

       Have you heard about number talks?  Are you on the fence about using number talks in your secondary math classroom?  Maybe you think they might be ok, but you just don't think you have the time.  Or maybe you don't know what a number talk is.  Here are a few reasons to convince you to start using number talks in your math classroom tomorrow!