How did each article help further your understanding of your topic area (Classroom Discourse, Mathematical Tools, Mathematical Tasks, Role of the Teacher, Student Thinking, or Classroom Norms)?
In the Fraivillig article I learned a lot from the Venn Diagram about Eliciting, Supporting, and Extending. Fraivillig talked about when eliciting, the teacher should really practice active listening to each students response towards problems, and as these responses are presented to the class, also think about varying ways she or he can present the information to the class. Also, when recieving responses, teachers should be sure to accept and evaluate each students answer, whether correct or incorrect. When supporting students, teachers should be familiar with and offer the option to students to have assistance in their work as well as lead them through the process. When extending the problem, teachers should offer reflection questions, to give the students the opportunity to take the problem a step further and understand more of what the problem is asking.
In the Mewborn Hewberty article, I really liked the initial comments on Question-listen-question-this method talks about teachers providing good questions to students, and then after recieving their responses, following up with other questions. I like the fact that this article tells us HOW to question our students, without putting them down or lowering their self-esteem. It gives us the opportunity to help our students learn while they might be incorrect in an answer, it also promotes collaboration with the other students.
Yes- it is so important to consider how you are approaching the art of questioning. It is something that I struggle with constantly!
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