Gestalt
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Algebra 1: Concepts and Skills
I had an interesting discussion through a Facebook post recently regarding concepts vs skills. I want to share some information I have gathered regarding this topic. I do so, because there were a substantial number of teachers advocating for skill based learning. I hope to initiate some meaningful discussion. Below left is a photo of…
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Conceptual Understanding Before Getting “Mathy”
All too often math topics are introduced first with the skills and steps. This is backwards. The photo above shows how I introduced solving equations a high school student with autism using the concept as an entry point. We discussed what was involved in buying a car, including payments (no interest) then I posed the…