Teacher Leader

Project
Bethany Callahan
3.13.23

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 Number Talks
What they are, how they work, and how to use them.

Today we are going to be talking about increasing student engagement, confidence,

and critical thinking through number talks!
 Objectives and Standards
Objective: K-2 Teachers will be able to facilitate number
talks in their classrooms.
2.1 “Educators continually improve their practice by learning from and with
ISTE others and exploring proven and promising practices that leverage technology to
improve student learning.”

Domain 7.b “Works with colleagues to identify and use research to advocate for
TLMS teaching and learning processes that meet the needs of all students.”

NBPTS 3.1 “Teachers call on multiple methods to meet their instructional goals.”

1.5 “Promoting critical thinking through inquiry, problem

solving, and reflection.”
CSTP 4.4 “Plan instruction that incorporates appropriate strategies to meet the
learning needs of all students.”

For more
info:
Here are some objectives and standards that we’ll be covering. SLIDESGO
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FAQs
 Overview
01 What are number talks?

02 Research

03 Resources

04 Survey

Here’s an overview of what we’ll be covering today.

 Let’s Talk!
What are some strategies, activities,
assessments, or procedures that you
have found to be effective in
increasing student engagement
during math instruction?
 Math Strategies, Activities, and
Assessments:

Jot down
your ideas
and then
share with a
colleague.

Participants will write down their ideas here and then share with a colleague. I will
then ask them to share with the group and can record their responses here.
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What are number talks?

Who has heard of number talks before or is already implementing them in their
classroom?
Number Talks
Number Talks are brief, whole class
discussions about individual
mathematical problem solving.
The teacher poses a question which
students must solve mentally.
Students then verbally share their
thought process with the class. The
focus of number talks is on the
process, not the product.
Number
Talk
Hand
Signals
Example of a number talk:
 More examples of Number talks

● Arrays
● Dot talks 60 x 3 = ?

● Multiplication + Division
● Balance the scale
● Target practice
 Let’s Talk!
● Which of the
number talk ideas
was your favorite
and why?

Follow up question: “Which one do you think would benefit your students the most
right now?” Number talks are very adaptable, and there are so many number talk
prompts available. You can chose a number talk that would help your students review
a recent concept, build mathematical confidence, or challenge them beyond what they
have learned in class.
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Research
Why do a number talk?
Number talks are
designed to
● support students’ number sense
● promote logical thinking
● build students confidence in
problem solving skills.
● increase student engagement.
 Let’s Talk!
Math Anxiety

Ask, “Have you ever felt anxious regarding math? In which grade did you feel that
way?” * Share personal story, if there is time.
 Number Talks Can Help!
Number talks can help reduce math anxiety
among students. In their article, “The Impact of
Regular Number Talks on Mental Math
Computation Abilities”, Anthea Johnson and
Amanda Partlo noted that students’ anxiety
around math decreased in classrooms which
consistently participated in number talks.
 Let’s do a number
talk!

I am going to briefly show you a collection of dots. I want you to tell me how many
dots you see. Ready?
Show briefly. Then ask, “How many dots did you see?”
Ask, “How did you see the dots?” Ask participants to explain the different ways that
they say the dots and arrived at the total number. Represent each participants
thinking.
 Now it’s your turn!
Work with your grade level partner to
brainstorm a number talk for your students.
What area would you like to see your
students increase in their mathematical
confidence?

Give the participants time to work with their grade level partner to create their own
number talk based on where their student population.
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Resources
Resources
Find more number talks here:

● http://ntimages.weebly.com/

● https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx?resid=665A7678364788F3!150&ithint=file%2cppt

x&app=PowerPoint&authkey=!AL0kwFGwJ5mF0yg

● https://www.youcubed.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/3-Number-Talks-Final.pdf
references
● Sun, K. L., Baldinger, E. E., & Humphreys, C. (2018). Number
Talks: Gateway to Sense Making, The Mathematics Teacher,
112(1), 48-54. Retrieved Mar 13, 2023, from
https://doi.org/10.5951/mathteacher.112.1.0048

● Johnson, Anthea and Partlo, Amanda. (2014). The Impact of

Regular Number Talks on Mental Math Computation Abilities.
Retrieved from Sophia, the St. Catherine University repository
website:https://sophia.stkate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1
093&context=maed
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Survey
 Thank You!
Please take a moment to
complete this brief survey on
today’s presentation. Thank
you again for your time!

Link to the survey

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