
Abigail Bates
@abbybates24
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Math teacher & instructional coach. I love God, my husband, and little girls. #iteachmath #thinkingclassroom
Stockton, CA
Joined April 2014
the boards to help ensure students do certain things. For example in pic 2, you'll see there's a column for students to check their answers (lesson is thin sliced based on @CPMmath about extraneous solutions). 4/4 @BTCthinks
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put in one central location, usually 3-4 at a time (could be displayed horizontally or vertically). I've found that my freshmen do way better with a central banner, while my Integrated Math 3 class can do either method just fine. I've also been playing around with organizing 3/4
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and the students write the problem that they see in another group's banner or you give a new one. They do their work below. (Note- @pgliljedahl recommends not numbering the problems, I've done it both ways.) Another way is the "central banner" (2nd pic) where the problems are 2/4
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For those curious about HOW to give tasks/problems to students in a #thinkingclassroom: any time the problem is short, I use the "banner method." There are a few different kinds. The regular banner (pic) is the students draw a line across the top of their board... 1/4
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One of the fastest ways to raise standards is to raise morale. When people feel valued, supported, and inspired, excellence follows.
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Great workshop with lots of tips and ideas- for those new or experienced with BTC!
Registration for Peter Liljedahl's (@pgliljedahl) Building Thinking Classrooms online workshop is now open! Build your Thinking Classroom using 14 research-based practices that empower students to collaborate, persevere, and think deeply and critically. https://t.co/5KDYzhzXCa
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...but you have your group, other groups, and me to ask if you need it," and sent them off. Groups had amazing conversations and brought up all the things I wanted them to notice. Knowledge mobility is amazing! 2/2 #thinkingclassroom
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Needed to review domain & range with my Integrated Math 3, so put everyone in random groups with a graph on the board and multiple choice options (which included common errors). My only launch was "you may or may not remember what domain even is... 1/2 @pgliljedahl @btcthinks
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We are happy to announce that the Math Tasks for the Thinking Classroom: Grades 6-12 (co-authored with @webbkyle ) is now available for pre-order through @CorwinPress. This book contains 20 non-curricular lessons and 30 curricular thin-sliced lessons. https://t.co/xatkbns8yG
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Exciting news! Mathematics Tasks for The Thinking Classroom, Grades 6-12 is in production and available for pre-order, with a publication date of early October! Pre-order your copy here: https://t.co/hG5jnCXtf9
#btcthinks #iteachmath #MTBoS #thinkingclassrooms
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Collective Teacher Efficacy is not a slogan. It’s a system. John Hattie ranks Collective Teacher Efficacy as the #1 influence on student achievement—with an effect size of 1.57. But too often, it’s used as a buzzword without understanding what it really takes to create it. So
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Mathematics has applications across so many parts of everyday life - from weather prediction to bridge design, crowd control to music shuffling, and fraud detection, to name a few. Explore many more interesting examples at https://t.co/R1xGBJ8WPN
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🎙️ Tomorrow at 5pm PT! @CecilioDimas & @svmi will join our CA #MathFramework series with @Gaussfunkel to rethink assessment in math. We’ll explore: 🎯 Why assess? 🎯 What to assess? 🎯 How to assess? & real examples to shift focus from scores to student growth. 🎟️ Last seats:
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Tried out Math Language Routine (MLR) #1 Stronger and Clearer this past week in both my foundational class and my Integrated Math 3. Great thinking and conversations! #MLR #thinkingclassroom
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Lots of new #SlowRevealGraphs are out! Kicking it off with most popular pets in the US. (Where are all these horse owners?!) https://t.co/VbOUcV0W20
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Most Popular Pets in the USgraph by Jenna Laib and Scholastic News; slow reveal by Jenna Laib (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: bar graph Visualization...
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📷 Building Thinking Classroom Giveaway! 📷 Win a full pack to build your thinking classroom! 📷 Here’s how to enter: 1. Sign up here: https://t.co/eFfu5Dh5ab 2. Follow @Wipebook and @BTCthinks on social media 3. Tag a friend who loves BTC—your friend must follow both accounts
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So excited for this!
Make sure you register for #BTCC25 before it is too late. The conference is already 70% full. @BTCthinks
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