Teaching with a Full Deck: Card Sorts

Authors

Lindsey Herlehy, Illinois Mathematics and Science AcademyFollow

Document Type

Conference Paper/Presentation

Conference

Presented at the:

• 2019 Kane County Institute Day
• 2019 Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Meeting
• 2019 Raising Student Achievement Conference - December 9-10

Publication Date

3-1-2019

Keywords

Teacher Pedagogy, Card Sorts, Teaching Methods, STEM Learning, Discourse, Student Centered, Argumentation Cards, Matching Cards, Sequencing Cards, Classifying Cards

Disciplines

Curriculum and Instruction | Educational Methods | Elementary Education | Elementary Education and Teaching | Junior High, Intermediate, Middle School Education and Teaching | Science and Mathematics Education | Teacher Education and Professional Development

Grade Level

K-8th

Abstract

Card sorts tend to make students do the “thing” we value most: talk. Beyond making matches, card sorts provide opportunities for students to classify, rank, sequence, and mind map while setting a natural context for argumentation and use of the claim-evidence-reasoning framework. Join me for a series of card sorts to explore how this easy-to-prep tool will encourage your students to reason and think critically. Math and science resources will be shared.

Resources available below for download include all cards used in the training.

Comments

Other card activities referenced in this presentation include those incorporated in NGSS lessons. Refer to the following links to locate and download these resources and associated instructional pages:

• Animals and Plants: https://digitalcommons.imsa.edu/model_ngss_lessons_k_3/9/
• Reversibility: https://digitalcommons.imsa.edu/model_ngss_lessons_k_3/19/

Recommended Citation

Herlehy, Lindsey, "Teaching with a Full Deck: Card Sorts" (2019). Publications & Research. 19.
https://digitalcommons.imsa.edu/pfs_pr/19

Previous Versions

Oct 10 2019 (withdrawn)
K-8 Teaching with a Full Deck