As a young student and far too long as a young teacher, I actually bought into the myth that math was rote memorizable… I now have a different bent. - Pam Harris
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Today, Allison interviews Pam Harris, the author of Building Powerful Numeracy and host of the Math is FigurOutAble Podcast. A former secondary mathematics teacher, Pam is a K-12 mathematics education consultant, a T3 (Teachers Teaching with Technology) National Instructor, and a nationally known speaker.
Pam discusses:
- What is means for math to be “FigureOutAble”
- How algorithms do (and do not) play a role in math classrooms
- How to deal with pushback from teachers to cling to teaching algorithms first
- A fun routine for teaching numeracy with ten partners and hundred partners
Connect with Pam:
- Instagram - @pamharris_math
Find the Allison Loves Math playlists at https://www.allisonlovesmath.com/blog, including
- Playlist for Elementary School Teachers
- Playlist for High School Teachers and College Professors
- Playlist for Parents
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