How can we equip students to tackle problems that do not fit a standard algorithm? In this episode, Pam and Kim experience a Problem String intended to engage fraction reasoning without traditional algorithms.

Talking Points:

• Equivalences 
• Percents and fractions
• Genuine reasoning about fractional relationships
• Playing versus commanding
• Drawing fraction models just in case versus just in time

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