Session 3: Watch

Jo Teaching a Dot Card Number Talk

Jo Boaler is considered one of the rock stars of the math education world. The dot activity is one she wrote to get students thinking and talking about their mathematical thinking. As you watch, answer the questions as they pop up to see what she does with the dot card activity (and why the right answer isn’t the point).

Jo Boaler: Enquiry Based Learning for Mathematics

More Jo Boaler! In this video, she uses an inquiry approach with secondary math students in England. As you watch, notice how she is using some of the same “teaching moves” as she did with the dot activity (and what those moves are—remember to reverse engineer what she is doing). Fun Fact: In England, they say “maths” instead of “math.”