UCTM 2025 Conference

Rough drafts and revising isn't only for language arts! In this presentation, Dr. Mandy Jansen will share findings from her research with teachers illustrating how teachers integrate rough drafts and revising into their mathematics classes. We also will explore why teachers do this. To understand this better, we will engage in rough drafting and revising of our own mathematical thinking during the session.

What the common core gets right is the 8 mathematical practices, and these competencies depend on instruction and curriculum that expose students to mathematics as a way of thinking and solving problems. That the real utility of mathematics lies in the habits of mind. Let’s engage in these tasks ourselves and have conversations about practical ways to embed problem-solving into students’ everyday interaction with mathematics.