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Ep 88: Getting Correct Answers or Building Relationships?

EPISODE · Feb 22, 2022 · 19 MIN

Ep 88: Getting Correct Answers or Building Relationships?

from Math is Figure-Out-Able! · host Pam Harris

Most of us are probably teaching the way we were taught, to get correct answers to problems. But we aren't actually helping students understand and reason about the math. Which is more important? In this episode Pam and Kim discuss answer getting versus relationship building. Talking Points:Phil Daro's research on patterns of math instruction from across the worldStudent success from answer getting instruction vs instruction that focuses on outcomes from reasoningThe real purpose of math classNow that I know different, how can I do different and help kids reason?Resources:Phil Daro video: https://vimeo.com/79916037

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Most of us are probably teaching the way we were taught, to get correct answers to problems. But we aren't actually helping students understand and reason about the math. Which is more important? In this episode Pam and Kim discuss answer getting versus relationship building. Talking Points: Phil Daro's research on patterns of math instruction from across the worldStudent success from answer getting instruction vs instruction that focuses on outcomes from reasoningThe real purpose of m...

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