I wish you could hear these pictures! I am beyond proud of our Aiken County math teachers for all of their hard work this year! π£ Shout out to Amy McClain for facilitating more thinking in 55 minutes than you can imagine! #myteacherheartisfull@IllustrateMath@pgliljedahl
A challenge we face in today's math classroom is that many educators have been taught procedurally, not conceptually. Unproductive beliefs may center around practicing procedures and memorizing facts instead of developing understanding of concepts. @georgejroy#EDSE770Aiken
@BashlineShauna@georgejroy@BashlineShauna I think it starts with teachers being willing to step outside of the proverbial box and give up some control. Allowing students time to think and make mistakes - It's tough, because we want our students to be successful! We all know the power behind mistakes...
@BynesLeah @georgejroy @BynesLeah I think that's the issue teachers struggle with. We understand the procedural must be included in our instruction, but maybe the shift to allowing our students more time to grapple with mathematical concepts needs to be set in motion.