Up For Debate

by Chris Luzniak

$345.00

($414.00 for 12 months of access)

Next Semester: May 20 - Jun 29, 2024

Registration opens May 3 at 8:00AM PDT

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Subject: Mathematics

Grade Levels:

  • Middle School
  • High School

Semester Offered:

  • Summer 2024

20 Professional Development Hours

Timing: Self-paced with no set meeting time

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
  • Argumentation

One mangrove tree will be planted

About This Workshop

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. 

Chris Luzniak

About the Instructor

Chris Luzniak

Chris Luzniak is a math teacher, instructional coach, and international speaker. His 20+ 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, in his book Up for Debate!, or on his podcast.

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