Today we interview Pam Harris; a former high school teacher turned mathematics consultant living in Austin Texas. When she’s not teaching pre-service teachers at Texas State University, she’s out and about leading K-12 mathematics professional development sessions, writing books, and courses.

We’re eager to share this fantastic conversation with Pam about what it means to do math, defining the “end goal” when teaching a concept, discussing the difference between models and strategies, and why math is FIGUREOUTABLE!

You’ll Learn:

What does it mean to do math?
The end goal when students are learning number sense concepts.
Why Emerging models vs showing models
Why math is figureoutable and how you can convince students and parents.
Why we need to understand the development of mathematical reasoning and how you can use it in your classroom.

Resources:

#mathstratchat

https://twitter.com/pwharris?lang=en @pwharris

Mathisfigureoutable.com

NCTM Math Focal Points

Young Mathematicians At Work [Book]

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