Episode Details

If multiplication facts are so fundamental, why do students who memorize them struggle with multiplicative reasoning? In this episode, Pam and Kim take a hard look at what students need to succeed multiplicatively.

Talking Points

• What does it mean to 'know' multiplication facts?
• Using multiplication to solve subtraction problems
• Memorizing facts doesn't build complex multiplicative reasoning
• Redefining the mathematical 'basics'
• Applications to algebra
• How "productive practice" engages students in meaningful activities to build knowledge                                                 

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