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"Everything Would Have Worked if It Wasn't for That Crap Mirror": The Intersection of Failure and Creativity in Integrated STEM Education
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Elizabeth Jane Rose Stretch – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The sentiment that creativity is the most important skill needed to solve the problems that we face is repeated by different business and industry leaders around the world (Bronson & Merryman, 2010; NEA, n.d.; Nussbaum et al., 2005; Sammio, 2017). The call for creativity has been amplified in response to the problems and obstacles caused by…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 6, STEM Education, Failure
Developing Essential Understanding of Ratios, Proportions, and Proportional Reasoning for Teaching Mathematics: Grades 6-8
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Lobato, Joanne; Ellis, Amy; Zbiek, Rose Mary – National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2010
How do you refute the erroneous claim that all ratios are fractions? This book goes beyond a simple introduction to ratios, proportions, and proportional reasoning. It will help broaden and deepen your mathematical understanding of one of the most challenging topics for students--and teachers--to grasp. It will help you engage your students,…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Misconceptions, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Curriculum
Focus in Grade 8: Teaching with Curriculum Focal Points
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Schielack, Jane – National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2010
This book describes and illustrates learning paths for the mathematical concepts and skills of each grade 8 Focal Point as presented in Curriculum Focal Points for Prekindergarten through Grade 8 Mathematics. It includes representational supports for teaching and learning that can facilitate understanding, stimulate productive discussions about…
Descriptors: Mathematics Curriculum, Grade 8, Misconceptions, Mathematics Instruction