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Paying attention to the mathematics
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Mar 14, 1999 10:27 AM
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I agree with Cindy about the changing role of the teacher to someone who sets the stage, moderates the discussion, and asks the probing questions. This is often harder than it sounds, because to ask effective questions you really have to have thought about what the important mathematical ideas are that you want students to focus on. When I first started teaching Investigations I was so caught up in the activities and what we were supposed to do next that I didn't pay nearly as much attention to the underlying mathematics as I do now. In asking the probing questions, it is the teacher's role to bring the important mathematical ideas to the surface for everyone to examine. So as students make their observations during discussion, the teacher chooses which to emphasize and extend. Nancy
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