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Monthly Archives: September 2014
Teaching Mathematics Through Immersion
By Priscilla Bremser, Contributing Editor, Middlebury College. Chapter 1 of Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning [2] is called “Learning is Misunderstood.” That is an understatement, as demonstrated by the remaining chapters. The book has received several strong … Continue reading
Posted in Assessment Practices, Classroom Practices
Tagged immersion, inquiry based learning, learning, mindset
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A Call for More Context
By Art Duval, Contributing Editor, University of Texas at El Paso One of the highlights of my summer was attending a research conference, Stanley@70, celebrating the 70th birthday of my Ph.D. advisor Richard Stanley. Because it was a birthday conference, many … Continue reading
Why is Slope Hard to Teach?
By Sybilla Beckmann, Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Georgia, and Andrew Izsák, Professor of Mathematics Education in the Department of Mathematics and Science Education at the University of Georgia. One of … Continue reading
Posted in Classroom Practices
Tagged college algebra, linear function, middle school, slope
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