According to expert and educators, Mathematics is the language of the 21st century. Thinking, reading, writing, picturing, and talking about mathematics are basic skills that help us understand and explain our world.

A math classroom should provide practical experience in mathematical skills that prepare students for the real world.

Mathematical skills go beyond memorization and extend into a world of problem solving and reasoning.

Help your schools to provide the best mathematics available. When you look into a classroom, you should observe the following actions by students and teachers.

Students are . . .

1. Using math manipulatives (such as blocks, tangrams, and scales), technology
   (such as calculators and computers), as well as textbooks.
2. Applying math to real-life problems and not just practicing isolated skills.
3. Working independently, as well as interacting with other students.
4. Working actively together in groups to test solutions to problems.
5. Working in teams to challenge and defend possible solutions to enable students to learn from one other.
6. Seeking a best solution among several solutions to a problem, explaining to others how the solutions were reached, and defending the choice of one solution over another.
7. Communicating mathematical ideas to one another through examples, demonstrations, models, drawings, and logical arguments.

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