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15- What Babies and Brain Science Say about Elementary School Mathematics

Thursday, April 14, 2011: 8:00 AM-9:00 AM
Sagamore Ballroom 6 (Convention Center)
Lead Speaker:
E. Paul Goldenberg
Co-Speaker:
Cindy Carter

Babies know more than you think! Elements of number, arithmetic, symmetry, transformations, probability, and even algebra are built in, or develop in early childhood. You’ll learn some of what’s known and how it has been discovered, and you’ll see ways it can affect teaching and learning up through the grades. These discoveries have enormous equity implications.

Presentation Format: PreK-2 Session
Grade Band Audience: PreK to 2

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