Why change how we teach? « Casting Out Nines. Sometimes when I read or hear discussions of innovation or change in teaching mathematics or other STEM disciplines, whether it’s me or somebody else doing the discussing, inevitably there’s the following response: What do we need all that change for? After all, calculus [or whatever] hasn’t changed that much in 400 years, has it? I’m not a historian of mathematics, so I can’t say how much calculus has or hasn’t changed since the times of Newton and Leibniz or even Euler. But I can say that the context in which calculus is situated has changed – utterly.
What are those changes? First, the practical problems that need to be solved and the methods used to solve them have changed. Now, however, problems are completely different and cannot be so easily encapsulated. So it is with calculus or almost any STEM discipline these days. Also, the people who solve these problems, and what we know about how those people learn, have changed. LD OnLine :: Math & Dyscalculia. Often referred to as dyscalculia, math-related learning disabilities are complex and require intervention by skillful teachers to help students achieve success. We’ve gathered informative resources here for both parents and educators regarding learning disabilities in the area of mathematics.
There are 30 articles in this section. Patterns and Categorizing Children begin using their senses to recognize patterns and categorize things at a young age — skills that play an important role in early learning. Fitting the Response to Intervention Framework with Mathematics Education While there is a great deal of information on reading and RTI, there is a dearth of research on math with RTI. Working with Your Child's Teacher to Identify and Address Math Disabilities An expert explains how math disabilities are identified and how parents can work with teachers to help their kids. When Trouble with Math Equals a Learning Disability Strategies to Facilitate Math Concepts and Homework Dyscalculia An over. Math. Dyscalculia.org ~ Math Learning Disability Resource. Dyscalculia Primer and Resource Guide.
Dyscalculia Primer and Resource Guide by Anna J. Wilson Anna Wilson is an OECD Post-Doctoral Fellow at INSERM U562, Paris, conducting cognitive neuroscience research on the remediation of dyscalculia. The purpose of this primer is to explain the cognitive neuroscience approach to dyscalculia (including the state of research in this area), to answer frequently asked questions, and to point the reader towards further resources on the subject. Further references include some of the major scientific literature in the field, as well as reading suggestions for teachers and parents. Note: The term dyscalculia in this document refers to developmental dyscalculia (present from birth or at an early age) and not to acquired dyscalculia (acquired as a result of brain lesion). What is dyscalculia? Are there other definitions of dyscalculia? Yes, there are other definitions of dyscalculia, as well as other similar constructs that are defined in slightly different ways. What causes dyscalculia? Ashcraft, M.