Learning to Love Math

Episode 24 | Don't Just Give Your Student a Shortcut; Do This Instead

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Today, we're talking all about tricks, hacks, and shortcuts.

Jennifer Van Blair also shares how she uses the power of storytelling to help her students solve word problems, and how she's actually having her students write their own word problems!

Today's Takeaways

  • If you're going to use a trick, know why and how it works
  • When students use a shortcut or tactic, ensure they understand what's happening
  • Deep conceptual understanding, fun and engagement can all go together!
  • Success with word problems is about problem-solving; not literacy


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