What is it?
Summary
What is Math Talk?
Math Talk is the process of getting students to explain and justify their answers in the math classroom. Math Talk goes beyond simply listening for the correct answer, but instead you need to focus on students' thinking and how they went about solving the problem.
Sounds easy, right?
Later in this module you'll learn steps on how to do it, but first let's look at why Math Talk is important for you as a teacher.