Math is Figure-Out-Able!

By: Pam Harris Kim Montague
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  • Math teacher educator Pam Harris and her cohost Kim Montague answer the question: If not algorithms, then what? Join them for ~15-30 minutes every Tuesday as they cast their vision for mathematics education and give actionable items to help teachers teach math that is Figure-Out-Able. See www.MathisFigureOutAble.com for more great resources!
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  • Ep 235: Exponent Relationships Pt 4

    Ep 235: Exponent Relationships Pt 4
    Dec 17 2024

    What if students actually understood using common factors to simplify complex division expressions? In this episode Pam and Kim divide exponents without reciting a rule.
    Talking Points:

    • Thinking versus reasoning
    • Problem String Dividing Exponents
    • "Canceling" vs "Dividing out to equal 1"
    • Focus on left over factors vs mimicking a rule
    • Why start with smaller bases?

    Check out our social media
    Twitter: @PWHarris
    Instagram: Pam Harris_math
    Facebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics education
    Linkedin: Pam Harris Consulting LLC

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    22 mins
  • #MathStratChat - December 11, 2024

    #MathStratChat - December 11, 2024
    Dec 12 2024

    In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on December 11, 2024.


    Note: It’s more fun if you try to solve the problem, share it on social media, comment on others strategies, before you listen to Pam and Kim’s strategies.


    Check out #MathStratChat on your favorite social media site and join in the conversation.

    Twitter: @PWHarris

    Instagram: Pam Harris_math

    Facebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics education
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    4 mins
  • Ep 234: Exponent Relationships Pt 3

    Ep 234: Exponent Relationships Pt 3
    Dec 10 2024

    When variables and exponents start mixing, we need to memorize the rules, right? In this episode Pam and Kim develop exponential relationships, not rules.
    Talking Points:

    • How "Kim's Notes" became "Half Sheets"
    • Problem String to explore multiplicative relationships when working with exponents.
    • Generalizing multiplication of exponents

    Check out our social media
    Twitter: @PWHarris
    Instagram: Pam Harris_math
    Facebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics education
    Linkedin: Pam Harris Consulting LLC

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    22 mins

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Math makes sense and is much easier to teach because I fo us on the right things.

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