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Try–Discuss–Connect Instructional Framework FAQ

Try–Discuss–Connect Instructional Framework
FAQ FAQ
What is the Try–Discuss–Connect framework?
What is the Try–Discuss–Connect instructional framework?
The Try–Discuss–Connect framework provides a manageable
Try–Discuss–Connect Framework

Try–Discuss–Connect is a framework
way forthrough
teachers towhich
deliver teachers deliver
student-centered, discussion-
discourse Try 1 Make sense of the
instruction. The framework encourages students to take
based mathematics instruction, where
ownership learners engage
of their learning in individual
using individualthinkthink time,
time, partner
problem.
2 Solve and support
partner talk, independent writing, and
talk, whole class
independent discourse.
writing, and whole class discussions. Through
your thinking.
this approach, students see that there are many ways to think
For more details on each portionabout
of the
mathframework, click
and find solutions here.
to problems.
Discuss
3 Share your thinking
What are the different parts of the framework?
Why facilitate Try–Discuss–Connect?
The Try–Discuss–Connect framework has three parts—Try It,
with a partner.
4 Compare
Discuss It, Connect It—each with two important steps. The entire
The framework supports teachers in fostering a classroom community where strategies.
framework is tied together from beginning to end as students:
students take ownership of their learning, recognize different ways to solve
• Recognize and discuss the important mathematical ideas
problems, build mathematical confidence, and
initiated from the ultimately
Try It problem deepen and extend Connect 5 Make connections
and reflect on what
their conceptual understanding. • Make connections between the strategies surfaced during you have learned.
Discuss It
6 Apply your thinking
• Think flexibly about a new set of problems (aligned to the to new problems.
session purpose) using the strategies with which they are
most comfortable

Where can the framework be found?

How can I prepare for Try–Discuss–Connect?
The framework is typically found within each Explore and Develop session of an i-Ready Classroom Mathematics
lesson. Teachers can leverage the
• Introduce theTryTry–Discuss–Connect
It, Discuss It, and Connect It sections of each Explore and Develop session (in
framework
the Teacher’s Guide) to purposefully plan discourse-based instruction.
through Lesson 0 during the first five days of school.
How long should the framework take?
• Read the Lesson Pacing Guidance and Try It, Discuss It, and Connect
The length of the framework will vary by grade. Grade-level-
It sections
specific timestamps ofthe
are found in the Teacher’s
Lesson Guide to paceAand plan ahead of Csessions.
Pacing Guidance
within the Teacher’s Guide. B
• Prepare to show visuals that support discourse—download slides
A The number of sessions in each lesson
fromtype
and the session the Teacher Toolbox, and display the Try–Discuss–Connect poster
or Sharing
B The suggested number ofOur Math
minutes Ideas poster.
per session
C The suggested time frames for each part of the framework

Use this timeline for suggestions and resources

How can I successfully facilitate Try–Discuss–Connect?
to strengthen teachers’ use of the framework over the
course of the year.
• Display the slides to provide students with a visual of problems,
prompts, or questions and to help them understand where they are
i-Ready Classroom Mathematics images shown throughout this guide
within the session. are included as samples. Actual product may vary.
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• Refer to the Teacher’s Guide to check pacing, guide student

conversations with the provided prompts, and include the embedded
language routines and teacher moves during instruction.
• Teach, practice, and reinforce classroom discussion rules and
celebrate students who display positive math behaviors.

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