Making number talks matter even more: In this exciting sequel to the bestselling Making Number Talks Matter, you’ll delve further into the power of Number Talks! Through real stories, you’ll meet teachers who are learning to listen closely to students and prompting them to figure things out for themselves. You’ll learn how they make on-the-spot decisions, continually advancing and deepening the conversation. Personal and accessible, the book highlights: the kinds of questions that elicit deeper thinking; ways to navigate tricky, problematic, or just plain hard exchanges in the classroom; how to more effectively use wait time during Number Talks; the importance of creating a safe learning environment; and how to nudge students to think more flexibly without directing their thinking. Bring your classroom alive as students question, challenge, and debate their way to new math discoveries!

Book features extensive online video. To access online video scan the QR codes at the back of the book.

Introduction -- A high school number talk : the case of frosty -- Mistakes -- Why wait? -- The questions we ask : what, why, when? -- Nudging : helping students have their own mathematical ideas -- Dot talks -- Participation over time : keeping number talks going -- Safety -- More bumps in the road -- Afterword.