To Pursue or Not to Pursue: Making Decisions about Student Mathematical Thinking

Description

Incorporating student mathematical thinking into classroom instruction is a best practice, but not all student thinking provides the same leverage for accomplishing mathematical goals. Learn about characteristics of student thinking that can be used to determine which thinking has significant potential to support students' learning of mathematics.

Lead Speaker

Keith Rigby Leatham, Brigham Young University

Co-Speaker(s)

Blake Peterson, Brigham Young University
Laura Van Zoest

Audience

8 to 10

Topics

Building on Students’ Strengths: Practices That Challenge, Engage, and Empower

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