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Teaching, Learning, and Communicating about Fractions
Following Up -- Moving Two Pieces
This video clip shows the teacher following up with another student. As
you watch this clip, think about the following questions.
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Focus Questions
- Does the teacher ask different types of questions in this clip?
- What does the teacher do when the student gives an incorrect
answer?
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Reflection Questions
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- The clip you just watched begins with the teacher asking a question
in response to her dialogue with the student in video clip 2.
- Do you think the teacher listens, responds, and adapts her questions
effectively?
- How does the teacher handle an incorrect answer?
- Do you think the student understands the final answer, or is
she just following the teacher's prompting without understanding?
- Do you think this is an effective activity through which students
learn important mathematical ideas?
- How could you modify or extend this activity to teach other
fraction concepts?
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