Gallery Walk
Overview
As students walk through stations working in small groups, the social and physical nature of the learning supports deeper understanding. By seeing, sharing, and responding to math problems or concepts with their peers, students are actively engaged in Math Communication that can develop their Mathematical Flexibility and support moving new learning into Long-term Memory.
Example: Use This Strategy in the Classroom
Starting at 5:12, watch how a fourth grade classroom participates in a gallery walk. The teacher prompts the whole class with questions for students to think about. As students walk around to view others' work, they strengthen their Mathematical Flexibility by understanding different ways to approach the same problem.
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Factors Supported by this Strategy
More Cooperative Learning Strategies
As students solve problems in a group, they learn new strategies and practice communicating their mathematical thinking.
Flexible grouping is a classroom practice that temporarily places students together in given groups to work together, with the purpose of achieving a given learning goal or activity.
As students work with and process information by discussing, organizing, and sharing it together, they deepen their understanding.
When students have meaningful conversations about math and use math vocabulary, they develop the thinking, questioning, and explanation skills needed to master mathematical concepts.
Having students teach their knowledge, skills, and understanding to their classmates strengthens learning.
Students deepen their understanding and gain confidence in their learning when they explain to and receive feedback from others.
Respectful redirection, or error correction, outlines a clear and concise way that educators can provide feedback on behaviors that need immediate correction, in a positive manner.
Students deepen their math understanding as they use and hear others use specific math language in informal ways.
