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3 -Act Tasks Matt Hardman Austell ES matthew. hardman@cobbk 12. org http: //www. cobblearning.

3 -Act Tasks Matt Hardman Austell ES matthew. hardman@cobbk 12. org http: //www. cobblearning. net/mhardman/ @mdhardm

What is it? A Three-Act Task is a whole group mathematics task consisting of

What is it? A Three-Act Task is a whole group mathematics task consisting of 3 distinct parts: -an engaging and perplexing Act One -an information and solution seeking Act Two -a solution discussion and solution revealing Act Three

Why use 3 -Act Tasks? It’s what’s best for kids. “The challenge for teachers

Why use 3 -Act Tasks? It’s what’s best for kids. “The challenge for teachers is to be less helpful. ” -Dan Meyer

How is a 3 -Act Task useful? • Adds engagement (students wonder what will

How is a 3 -Act Task useful? • Adds engagement (students wonder what will happen next) • Provides an opportunity for estimation and reasonableness • Provides opportunities to talk about mathematics • Encourages multiple approaches • Engages students in mathematical modeling

What can students learn? • Development of critical thinking skills • How to make

What can students learn? • Development of critical thinking skills • How to make sense of problems and persevere in solving them • How to reason abstractly and quantitatively • How to construct viable arguments and critique reasoning

What can students learn? How to: • Reason abstractly and quantitatively • Construct viable

What can students learn? How to: • Reason abstractly and quantitatively • Construct viable arguments and critique reasoning • Model with mathematics • Choose and use tools strategically • Look for and make use of structure

Noticing and Wondering Benefits: • There are no right or wrong answers, and there

Noticing and Wondering Benefits: • There are no right or wrong answers, and there is nothing to solve. • It's anxiety-free. • It can be practiced and kids can get better at it. • Kids can utilize it for understanding a problem before they go about deciding how to solve it. • It's a one-size-fits all prompt. It's as simple or challenging as the individual child that responds.

Blogs/Websites to Follow Graham Fletcher – Questioning My Metacognition Robert Kaplinsky Nathan Kraft Mike

Blogs/Websites to Follow Graham Fletcher – Questioning My Metacognition Robert Kaplinsky Nathan Kraft Mike Wiernicki -Under the Dome Dan Meyer Andrew Stadel – Divisible by 3 Jenise Sexton Joe Schwartz – Exit 10 A Fawn Nguyen – Visual Patterns Geoff Krall – Emergent Math Number Strings 101 Questions Yummy Math #3 act #anyqs #noticewonder

Let’s Check Some Out Triangle of Toothpicks - Mr. Kraft Fish Tank Harry Estimation

Let’s Check Some Out Triangle of Toothpicks - Mr. Kraft Fish Tank Harry Estimation 180