1. Name: Vanitha Govini
Company: Cognition Education
City: Auckland
Role: Mathematics and e-
Learning facilitator
Focus: Scaffolding Mathematics
learning for ELLs
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2. Where did the idea come from?
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3. Communities of learners
Think Pair Share
Thinking groups

4. What do mathematicians do?

5. Speaking frames
I think the answer
is… because… I solved this
problem by ...
I agree because…
I disagree because…

6. Apps for recording students’ thinking
Educreations and Show me apps

7. Questions to check understanding!
• What do you mean by…?
• What does that number mean?
• Can you show us what you mean
by…?
• Can you convince me…?
• Why did you…?
• How do you know it works?
• What about if you say…does that
still work?
• Use these words: ‘so’, ‘if’, ‘then’,
‘because

8. Talk moves from “Academically Productive Talk: Supporting
Students’ Learning in Mathematics” Chapin and O’Connor
•Revoicing - “So you’re saying… Is that right?”
•Repetition - “Sandra can you repeat what Jill just
said?”
•Eliciting - “Do you agree or disagree with Sam’s
suggestion?, Why do you think that?”
•Add on - “Does anyone have more to add to that?”
•Wait time
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9. Concrete to abstract
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10. What impact has the project had on teaching and learning
process ?
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11. What impact has the project had on your students?
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Students were attempting to explain their thinking
Willing to share their thinking with peers
Listening to each others strategies
Developing conceptual thinking
Taking risks
Using material to explain their thinking

12. What message would you like to convey to your colleagues?
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13. Please share some useful links.
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https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/student-participation-strategy