Tuesday, April 8, 2014: 10:00 AM-11:15 AM
Room 215 ( Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Lead Speaker:
Jeffrey E. Barrett
Co-speakers:
Jack Smith
,
Christine Massey
,
Douglas H. Clements
and
Cheryl L. Eames
Description of Presentation:
We explore how area measurement develops in elementary curricula, how children’s understanding of area concepts develops in K-5 using trajectories, and the instructional implications of technological tools highlighting conceptual relationships in area measurement, chiefly the interplay between the lengths of two-dimensional shapes and their areas.
Session Type: Research Symposium