Discussion: EMT

Discussion of the videopaper "Encouraging Mathematical Thinking -- Discourse around a Rich Problem," by the Math Forum's Bridging Research & Practice Group (BRAP). In an attempt to integrate practice and research, it reports on findings culled from discussions of research articles and chapters, classroom practice, and videotapes of classroom teaching, noting links between these findings and research into student learning and instruction. It incorporates video clips from the teachers' classrooms, and provides a challenge Cylinder Problem with lessons for various levels and student predictions of outcomes. To subscribe, send email to majordomo@mathforum.org with the phrase "subscribe emt" (no quotes) in the body of the message.