Is It Time To Change How We Teach Math?

By Katie Lepi

Personalized learning is something that educators of all kinds are striving for. A teacher who can make learning real, relevant, and appropriate for each student in their class is one who can see amazing successes and empowered students. But with too many students and too little time, making learning as personalized as possible isn’t always easy. 

The handy infographic below uses learning to drive as a great example of personalized learning. When you learn to drive, you’re basically having a personalized, one on one instruction with real time observation and feedback. Can you imagine if students could learn math that way? Keep reading to learn more!

Why Learn Math Like You Learn To Drive?

This infographic explores “traditional teaching” as compared with teaching “focused on the point of learning”

Teaching focused on the point of learning:

• Demonstrates the skill
• Watches the student perform the skill
• Observes and gives critical feedback
• Ensures testing is practically applied

Traditional teaching:

• Demonstrates the skill
• Students practice the skill on their own, with little feedback
• Testing is less about demonstrating that the student has acquired the practical skill
• Many “life and death” professions are taught in the “focused on the point of learning” method, with one on one training and feedback (like surgeons and pilots)
• Children who excel in math in elementary school are twice as likely to find employment as adults, achieve higher levels of education, and earn more money in their lifetimes
• America’s GDP is estimated to increase by $77trillion if students in the US could increase their math scores to be equal to those of students in Canada
• Only 41% of 4th graders scored proficient in mathematics in 2013
• Only 24% of 8th graders scored proficient in mathematics in 2013
• US students consistently perform poorly in math despite increased spending per student

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Connected Learning

What Is Connected Learning?

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There are a ton of resources floating around out there about connected learning. Connected learning brings together all of the various experiences, interests, technology, academics, people and communities that learners are a part of in order to make all of these scenarios and experiences learning opportunities. Many teachers naturally do this to some degree in their classroom already, without perhaps the official ‘name’ attached.

The handy infographic below, from Mia MacMeekin, takes a deeper look into connected learning, and highlights what is so great about it! Look with a critical eye – do you already try to incorporate all or some of the elements? Do you value the same ideas in your teaching?

What Is Connected Learning?

Connected learning leverages a number of different things in order to create a larger reaching spread of learning opportunities.

• Experiences
• Interests
• Technology
• People
• Communities
• Academics

What Does Connected Learning Value?

• Equity – Educational opportunity should be available to all, and when it is, it contributes positively to the greater good
• Social Connection – Learning is most meaningful when it is a part of meaningful social connections (aka, real life experiences)
• Full Participation – Learning environments thrive when all members are participating

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How To Teach?

By Katie Lepi 

Educators today often use a variety of pedagogical styles. Some are old, some are new(er), and some folks are out there innovating and trying new stuff of their own creation. While most teachers out there are probably piecing together a little bit of something with a touch of something else – different strokes for different folks, right? – There are some folks out there that we have to thank for some of the more common concrete pedagogical styles.

So who are these folks? Many of us are familiar with the pedagogical concepts, but the people behind them are often less well-known. Take a look at the handy infographic below – it highlights six individuals that have made major contributions to what we modern folks know as pedagogy. Keep reading to learn more.

The People of Pedagogy

You’ve probably heard of their work, but you may not know about the person behind the pedagogy. Here’s a quick bit of information on six contributors to pedagogy.

Lev Vygotsky

The Zone of Proximal Development distinguishes what a learner can do with and without help, eventually leading to the notion of scaffolding.

Jean Piaget

The Theory Of Cognitive Development articulates the mind’s typical stages of growth. It helps to understand student’s perspectives and understand what is needed to advance their learning.

Jerome Bruner

Bruner coined the term ‘scaffolding‘ as he conducted cognitive and developmental studies in psychology. Understanding how the mind works helps guide instructional design.

Benjamin Bloom

Although he didn’t create the now-famous Bloom’s Taxonomy, he did the vital work of studying and classifying stages in pursuit of mastery learning.

Howard Gardner

Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences describes various forms of mental capacity (not to be confused with the ever-polarizing topic of learning styles!). Its a framework that describes patterns of how information is processed (not how it is initially acquired).

Erik Erikson

Erikson’s Theory of Psychosocial Development serves as a roadmap of the eight stages a typical person follows as they develop. These stages give insight into student’s driving impulses at each stage of their education.

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