Up For Debate
by Chris Luzniak
$297.00
Subject: Mathematics
Grade Levels:
- Middle School
- High School
Registration is open until October 1 at 5:00PM PDT.
The workshop begins on 10/04/21 and ends on 11/13/21 with access until 01/21/22.
Semesters Offered:
- Fall 2021
- Spring 2022
20 Professional Development Hours
2-4 Graduate Level Professional Development Credits Available
Topics Covered:
- Student Discourse
- Debatable Questions
- Debate in Math Class
- Debate Activities
- Talking Routines
- Listening Routines
- Real-Life Connections
- Empowerment
Imagine: Debate, often a humanities staple, as an integral part of your math classes. Debate activities have been proven to increase student achievement and understanding. So let's explore ways to incorporate debates into everyday math lessons, from warm-ups to assessments! We will start with short routines for building a classroom culture where students are empowered to discuss and debate mathematics. Then we will build to larger classroom debate activities, where students use math to tackle real-world scenarios. In our lessons, we will explore specific routines and structures, from sentence starters to better questioning, that you can use that will give ALL students a voice in their learning.
About the Instructor
Chris Luzniak
Chris Luzniak is currently a math teacher and department chair at The Archer School for Girls in Los Angeles. His 16+ years of teaching mathematics began in New York City public schools, where he also founded and coached the Speech and Debate team. Through this combination of teaching and coaching, Chris has worked to develop debate routines that bring student voice and discussion into the math classroom. He coaches teachers in both math and science to develop real-world debate activities for students. Some of his work can be seen at luzniak.com, and is currently being published by Stenhouse Publishers.
