The What would you do next? videos are videos of students thinking aloud as they work on mathematical tasks. These videos provide you with an opportunity to reflect on what the student thinking reveals about their understanding and what instructional decisions you would make based on that thinking. The original prompt and student work are available for download. There is no one, correct answer to the question "What would you do next?". Take this opportunity to brainstorm teaching strategies with your colleagues to prepare you for the variety of strategies, misconceptions, and representations that students will create during instruction.

Vincent:

Vincent, a grade 6 student, solves the problem of dividing 50 pounds of rice equally among 9 people through a counting, dealing, and partitioning strategy. 

[Student Prompt] [Student Work]

 If you would like to try variations of this task with students, some task options are provided here:
[Teacher.docx] [Teacher.pdf]

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Matt:

Matt, a grade 6 student, applies the division algorithm to solves 2½ / ¾, but makes a common error while doing so.

[Student Prompt] [Student Work]

 If you would like to try variations of this task with students, some task options are provided here:
[Teacher.docx] [Teacher.pdf]

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Consider Vincent and Matt, what do you think the student understands and does not understand about fractions? What question, task or explanation would you provide next if you were working with Vincent or with Matt? Please add your ideas to the What Would You Do Next? discussions and note whether you agree or disagree with the posts from other participants.