In this article you will learn:

• Why mathematics standards were intentionally designed with two types: Standards for Mathematical Content and Standards for Mathematical Practice.
• Building metacognition in math can be achieved when teachers understand and integrate the content and practice standards, determine the grade-level progressions of the practice standards, and support students to use these practices on a daily basis through direct conversations about math.
• It is imperative that we teach our students to think like mathematicians by asking questions that foster metacognition and teach them to speak like mathematicians when making ownership statements that demonstrate that they are actively integrating both cognitive and metacognitive skills, both mathematical content and mathematical practice.