"Old" Math vs. "New" Math:

“OLD” MATH VS. “NEW” MATH: SEEKING EQUILIBRIUM

ONE PERSON’S TAKE ON THE COMMON CORE “CONTROVERSY”

Old math? New math? Is there even such a thing?

Whether you know it or not, there has been a raging debate on how to teach math since the very first math book was published in the 18th century. Every few generations, the educational pendulum swings between emphasizing conceptual understanding/sense making vs. emphasizing procedures/skills/rules/facts/memorization. In this Ignite Talk, Matt Larson (president of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics - NCTM) tackles this topic with fury, humor, and passion.

* In an “Ignite Talk,” presenters get 20 slides, which automatically advance every 15 seconds. The result is a fast, fun information-filled presentation that lasts just 5 minutes.

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