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Decluttering Proportional Relationships - An Interview With James Tanton & Ted Coe
Category: Education
Duration: 00:53:11
Publish Date: 2022-02-07 10:00:00
Description:

In this episode, Kyle and Jon speak with James Tanton, Mathematician-at-Large for the Mathematical Association of America and Founder of the Global Math Project and Ted Coe, NWEA’s Director of Content Advocacy and Design. 

James and Ted hop on the show today to dig into the collective work of a group of mathematics education leaders involving one of the most important yet misunderstood concepts in mathematics: Proportional Relationships.

Stick around as we dig into ideas around proportionality and what we can do to help declutter this crucial middle school math concept. 


You’ll Learn: 

  • How so much of the mathematics we explore in school is cluttered and what we can do to declutter your proportional relationship unit;
  • How math is not just about the act of doing, but also the act of thinking and habits of thinking; 
  • About James’ fascination with emu eggs; 
  • Why you want to start with the most difficult problem first; and, 
  • Why we should be thinking about the words we use and say in math class. 


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