How should context and models be used to build strategy? In this episode, Pam and Kim share a sequence of tasks regarding area to demonstrate a better approach for building understanding, abstraction, and strategy as a natural outcome. Talking Points<ul><li>Hand2mind Foundations for Strategies</li><li>Use of manipulatives to feel the meaning of area</li><li>Guiding students to become more sophisticated, both in models and in strategies </li><li>The importance of context for clarity and developing strategy</li><li>Moving from concrete, to representational, to abstract to deepen understanding, strategy, and independence, NOT to apply an algorithm</li></ul>Hand2mind Webinar: <a href='https://bit.ly/hand2mindmif'>https://bit.ly/hand2mindmif</a>Check out our social media Twitter: @PWHarris Instagram: Pam Harris_math Facebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics education Linkedin: Pam Harris Consulting LLC

<description>&lt;p&gt;How should context and models be used to build strategy? In this episode, Pam and Kim share a sequence of tasks regarding area to demonstrate a better approach for building understanding, abstraction, and strategy as a natural outcome.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Talking Points&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Hand2mind Foundations for Strategies&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Use of manipulatives to feel the meaning of area&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Guiding students to become more sophisticated, both in models and in strategies &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The importance of context for clarity and developing strategy&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Moving from concrete, to representational, to abstract to deepen understanding, strategy, and independence, NOT to apply an algorithm&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hand2mind Webinar: &lt;a href='https://bit.ly/hand2mindmif'&gt;https://bit.ly/hand2mindmif&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Check out our social media&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Twitter: @PWHarris&lt;br/&gt;Instagram: Pam Harris_math&lt;br/&gt;Facebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics education&lt;br/&gt;Linkedin: Pam Harris Consulting LLC &lt;/p&gt; </description>

How should context and models be used to build strategy? In this episode, Pam and Kim share a sequence of tasks regarding area to demonstrate a better approach for building understanding, abstraction, and strategy as a natural outcome.  Talking Points Hand2mind Foundations for StrategiesUse of manipulatives to feel the meaning of areaGuiding students to become more sophisticated, both in models and in strategies The importance of context for clarity and developing strategyMoving from con...

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Ep 304: Context, Models, and Strategy for a Better CRA

Ep 304: Context, Models, and Strategy for a Better CRA

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