Presented by Dr. Karen C. Fuson, Program Author of Math Expressions and Professor Emerita at Northwestern University

Sponsored by Math@Heinemann

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Transform from teacher-focused instruction to student-to-student discussion monitored and supported by teachers. Learn how Math Talk enables students from all backgrounds to learn ambitious levels of mathematics with understanding, fluency, and confidence.

In this edWebinar, Dr. Karen Fuson outlines how to build nurturing classrooms that increase understanding with Math Talk communities. Plus, well-tested classroom activity structures will help create Math Talk inquiry environments and encourage student discussion of problem solving. Recommended by the National Research Council reports and emphasized by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Standards, these approaches will help schools start building Math Talk classrooms right away for all students.

This recorded edWebinar is of interest to PreK-12 teachers and school and district leaders.

About the Presenter

Math Expressions author Dr. Karen Fuson is Professor Emerita of Learning Sciences in the School of Education and Social Policy and the Department of Psychology at Northwestern University. She was a member of the National Research Council’s Committees that wrote Adding It Up, Mathematics Learning in Early Childhood, and How Students Learn. Professor Fuson worked on the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics and on the learning progressions for these standards and has advised PARCC and Smarter Balance on their math test design and items. She has published over 80 research articles on mathematics teaching and learning.

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