Key Facts: Fluency Redefined: Arithmetic fluency includes both fast recall and flexible reasoning with numbers. Integrated Approach: The best instruction blends timed practice with reflection and ...

"The new way of teaching math focuses on building students' conceptual understanding so that they understand the 'why' of math, and what the underlying concepts are about the procedures they are ...

Modern mathematics careers are now requiring conceptual skills such as, critical thinking, modeling, and application of the content. This change in skillset needed for careers has strongly impacted ...

Backed by cognitive science and classroom evidence, this approach aims to redefine arithmetic fluency. A scientific review finds that children build the strongest math skills through a blend of ...

Learners vs. Students Deep conceptual learning is a distinct learning approach from surface learning, which is characterized by memorization, rote learning, and unquestioning acceptance of textual ...

Owings Mills K-12 girls’ school, Garrison Forest School, hosted the two-day public workshop last week on this style of ...

Procedural fluency or conceptual understanding--math educators have debated for years which is more important. I sided with conceptual understanding until my colleague Angela McIver helped me see ...

Doing Math vs. Understanding Math By David Ginsburg — March 30, 2015 1 min read David Ginsburg ...

Conceptual understanding and fluency are both important parts of math education, and it could be that the shift to conceptual math instruction was not a problem, or was just one of several factors.