August 26, 2013
Joanne Mulligan questions the efficacy of new electronic educational devices.
In Singapore, kindergarten is not mandatory. Yeap Ban Har explains how first- and second-grade teachers in Singapore compensate for the inevitable gap in the math and reading skills of their students.
Doug Clements compares the mathematical competency of students from low- and high-income families in the United States and China. "Children from low-income backgrounds don't only enter school with far less mathematical knowledge, but that gap…
Liping Ma describes some differences between American and Chinese math educators, specifically concerning the idea of regrouping. "It's always easier for children to subtract three from ten than from thirteen."
Lyn English defines analogical reasoning and describes its importance and prevalence in early math classrooms.
Jennifer McCray, director of Erikson's Early Math Collaborative, addresses some myths about early math. Counting is, in fact, complicated!
Yeap Ban Har explains the first step he would take in training teachers from the United States how to be more effective math educators.
Joanne Mulligan shows a young student's emerging understanding of the concept of "pattern."
Joanne Mulligan provides an example of a six-year-old's personal rules for counting to 20.
Jennifer McCray, director of Erikson's Early Math Collaborative, continues her talk on some of the most common misconceptions about early math education.