Learning Through Math Episode 144: Jenny!
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Jan 5, 2025 In this discussion, Jenny Bay-Williams, a prominent mathematics education expert, dives into innovative strategies for teaching fractions and decimals. She critiques traditional methods, advocating for conceptual understanding and flexible thinking. Jenny emphasizes the importance of teaching estimation alongside calculations and highlights the need for Universal Design for Learning to support all students, particularly those with disabilities. Listeners gain insights into practical teaching approaches that empower students to develop diverse problem-solving skills in mathematics.
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State Standards and Common Core
- State standards often retain common core elements, even if not explicitly stated.
- They typically involve teacher and geographic representation in revisions.
Fractions Before Decimals?
- Decimals are a special case of fractions with denominators as powers of 10.
- Fractions are introduced earlier through partitioning activities in lower grades.
Conceptual Fraction Multiplication
- Teach fraction multiplication conceptually before decimal multiplication.
- Kids understand "half" better than "a tenth."
