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Teaching For Learning: Creative Methods For Math Curriculum Design Using Cognitive Science Principles, Alisha A. Joyce

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It has long been the goal of educators to teach for lifelong learning. This project is an examination of best practices for teaching for lifelong learning in the context of an elementary math curriculum. In pursuit of this research, I identified two guiding questions: What are the best practices for teaching and assessing mathematics in elementary school? How can these ideas be organized into an adaptable format for use in planning instructional units? In the research, there is a general consensus that educators need to shift their instruction to a goal of teaching students a conceptual understanding of mathematics, making …