The Classroom: What does it look like and sound like?

-Direct instruction
      -Quiet
      -Eyes on instructor, board, Elmo
      -follow instructions
      -Giving information like an answer
      -Copy/write notes
      -Check work
      -Listen to understand
      -Ask questions

-private think/ write time

       -giving ppl space, quiet, focused on the problem, write alone and not with partner, develop individual ideas. If I have a question I can write it down (instead of raise my hand)

-partner work

-plenary-whole class discussion 

        -listen to your peers, share your ideas, don't interrupt, ask questions. Raise hands: so we take turns and are repsectful. 

        -should be quiet, except for one voice. 

        -we need to stay relevant to the math 

        -collaborating 

        -teacher: selects speakers to record ideas. Connect speakers to connect ideas. 

        -students ideas only 

        -teachers push on your thinking 

-homework
      -Complete: Best of your ability (Ask family for help, use your notebook, online notebook, phone a friend, ask Mrs. O'Toole or in class, take a break and come back later)
      -If none of the above work: Show your evidence of an attempt or ask questions in notebook
      -Finish your HW on time
      -Quiet work space
      -FADAF (Frustration and difficulty as feedback) Write about the feedback in your notebook.
      -Answer all the questions and explain
      -Email Mrs. O'Toole
      -Lots of Room

 -Small group work

         -not commenting about partners

         -equity among partners (equal or fair amount of time to share/speak) 

         -need to make decisions together, equal share work
         -Volume should be in the middle: people can hear you, but you aren't yelling 
         -If no one is in your group, you can do pieces of the group work
         -Include everyone by asking for their opinion and making the work equitable.

-Debate


        -Listen to each other
        -Prove/explain your idea and how it is correct
        -Share with equity--choose from multiple ideas
        -Write questions down
        -Debating ideas, NOT people
        -Prove why other idea doesn't work--explain with steps