Checks for pedagogy#
See also: teaching-mathematics
Checklist for pedagogy in mathematics teaching offered by Grant Sanderson in a talk titled Math's pedagogical curse
- Are core ideas given diagrams? see dual-coding
- Are new abstractions preceded with concrete examples?
- Does the lesson start with a motivating question?
Mentions ideas related to low-floor-high-ceiling-wide-walls, particularly Boaler's description of 'low-threshold, high-ceiling tasks'
Levels of abstraction#
The following example (subset) of layers of abstraction is given. The example given moves from algebra down to numbers and quantities before engaging with algebra.
Motivating questions#
This practice is linked to the idea of productive-failure