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Episode 317
Published 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Description
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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