Discourse Time! Developing Argumentative Literacy in the Math Classroom
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| Title: | Discourse Time! Developing Argumentative Literacy in the Math Classroom |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Singer, David |
| Source: | Horace. Spr 2007 23(2). |
| Availability: | Coalition of Essential Schools. 1330 Broadway Suite 600, Oakland, CA 94612. Tel: 510-433-1451; Fax: 510-433-1455; Web site: http://www.essentialschools.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 6 |
| Publication Date: | 2007 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | Grade 10 High Schools |
| Descriptors: | Grade 10, Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Education, Educational Environment, High Schools, Academic Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Teachers, Secondary School Mathematics, Persuasive Discourse, Discourse Modes |
| Geographic Terms: | Colorado |
| ISSN: | 1052-8938 |
| Abstract: | The purpose of this article is to describe Discourse Time (D.T.), a teaching practice that aims to integrate argumentative literacy, the third piece of the literacy puzzle, into math learning environments. Snapshots from a tenth grade classroom at Skyview Academy High School in Thornton, Colorado is used to paint a vivid picture of what D.T. looks and feels like in addition to the way it impacts student learning. |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Number of References: | 5 |
| Entry Date: | 2009 |
| Access URL: | https://www.essentialschools.org/cs/resources/view/ces_res/448 |
| Accession Number: | EJ851743 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The purpose of this article is to describe Discourse Time (D.T.), a teaching practice that aims to integrate argumentative literacy, the third piece of the literacy puzzle, into math learning environments. Snapshots from a tenth grade classroom at Skyview Academy High School in Thornton, Colorado is used to paint a vivid picture of what D.T. looks and feels like in addition to the way it impacts student learning. |
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| ISSN: | 1052-8938 |
