Meaningful Math / Prior Knowledge
by Michelle Russell · Published 12/13/2021 · Last modified 04/24/2024
Michelle Russell’s algebra students repeatedly encounter foundational skills they haven’t mastered, trapping them in ‘no man’s land’ – unable to use prior knowledge to grasp the new. Shifting from discouragement to action, she sets goals and makes a plan to help them catch up.
Meaningful Math / Prior Knowledge
by Michelle Russell · Published 09/30/2019 · Last modified 11/26/2019
How do teachers’ assumptions about what students know impede the learning process? Michelle Russell is realizing the “obvious” is sometimes not so obvious to kids in her math classes. Her two big problem areas: basic rules of behavior and prior knowledge of operations.
