In Rough Draft Math, Mandy shares the power of infusing math class with the spirit of revision so that students feel comfortable thinking aloud as they talk to learn through problem-solving rather than talking only to perform right answers. In the process, a class of students becomes a community of mathematical thinkers, and teachers gain access into their students’ ideas and understandings.
Inside you’ll find the following:
- an exploration of what the idea of revision could mean for math teaching and learning
- classroom vignettes to see rough draft math in action
- specific teaching techniques to encourage and practice rough draft thinking
- voices of teachers and students in rough draft classrooms
- Mandy’s reflections about her own teaching as a work in progress
In Rough Draft Math, Mandy shows how to create a classroom culture in which your students will feel more comfortable expressing their partial understandings and in-process thinking, and then continually revising that thinking as they build deep, conceptual understanding of mathematics