Math Chat
Mona, of Mona Math, reveals the mysteries of how to teach elementary math even if you aren't a math person. Discover how you can develop a buzzing student led math classroom. We cover all things math identity, classroom culture, and student centered instructional practices to help you empower students to love and understanding math deeply.
Math Chat
128: What are the 5 strands of math proficiency?
What does it actually look like for our students to be proficient in math? In this episode, we are talking about the 5 strands of math proficiency and breaking each of them down so we can design our math instruction to help students build their math proficiency in all 5 areas.
We are chatting about:
- Conceptual understanding
- Procedural fluency
- Strategic competence
- Adaptive reasoning
- Productive disposition
Are you wondering What is Math Proficiency? What are the 5 Strands of Math Proficiency? Go and listen to episode #40 "What is Proficiency in Math?"
Links mentioned in this episode:
- 6: Four Simple Steps to Teach Anything and Everything in Math Class
- 5 Steps to a Student Centered Math Class
- Adding it Up (A great resource on the 5 strands!)
- Children’s Mathematics Cognitively Guided Instruction (A resource for teaching CGI)
- 32: Elementary Math Teachers: Are you using research based instructional strategy to empower students?
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