Conceptual Understanding: Primary to Secondary

Episode 12 of the MathsTalk by AMSI Schools podcast, hosted by AMSI Schools, titled "Conceptual Understanding: Primary to Secondary" was published on March 9, 2021 and runs 19 minutes.

March 9, 2021 ·19m · MathsTalk by AMSI Schools

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Summary

In our first 'live' podcast for 2021, host, Leanne McMahon talks to Mathematics Consultant Nadia Abdelal. They discuss the importance of teaching for conceptual understanding, and why it needs to be extended into secondary classes. This is a must-listen for primary and secondary teachers alike and will hopefully stimulate some real discussion in staffrooms across Australia and the world. It is the first in a 2-part series on conceptual understanding in Mathematics and next week we will continue our discussion with a dive into teaching algebra for conceptual understanding. Contact us at www.calculate.org.au Nadia's website: https://emmaths.com.au/index.html An NCTM article about teaching Maths for conceptual understanding: https://www.nctm.org/Publications/Mathematics-Teaching-in-Middle-School/2018/Vol24/Issue1/Promoting-a-Conceptual-Understanding-of-Mathematics/ Marcus discusses the importance of Context in Mathematics: https://calculate.org.au/2016/02/19/2498/ Jo Boaler highlights that learning number facts is not all about procedure, and in fact a conceptual approach is more effective: https://www.youcubed.org/evidence/fluency-without-fear/

Episode Description

Nadia's website: https://emmaths.com.au/index.html

An NCTM article about teaching Maths for conceptual understanding: https://www.nctm.org/Publications/Mathematics-Teaching-in-Middle-School/2018/Vol24/Issue1/Promoting-a-Conceptual-Understanding-of-Mathematics/

Marcus discusses the importance of Context in Mathematics: https://calculate.org.au/2016/02/19/2498/

Jo Boaler highlights that learning number facts is not all about procedure, and in fact a conceptual approach is more effective: https://www.youcubed.org/evidence/fluency-without-fear/