Up for Debate!

<p>In Up for Debate!: Exploring Math Through Argument high school math teacher and debate coach Chris Luzniak shares stories examples and step-by-step routines that will help you build a classroom culture where students do the talking explain their thinking and critique each other's reasoning all in the context of the math content you're expected to teach. Inside you'll find:</p><ul> <li>Inspirational stories of students debating math in real classrooms</li> <li>Concrete structures and routines that will get your students talking listening and debating</li> <li>Specific techniques you can use to transform existing math problems into debatable ones</li> </ul><p>You'll begin with short speaking and listening routines that take just a few minutes to introduce. When you and your students are ready you can layer on additional debate routines until your class is engaged in full-class debates using mathematical reasoning. With this easy-to-read guide you don't need to wait any longer. You will be able to start debating in your classroom tomorrow.</p>