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NCTM 2015 Annual Meeting & Exposition

Please note: The NCTM conference program is subject to change.

454- Please ELIMINATE My Dear Aunt Sally

Friday, April 17, 2015: 11:30 AM-12:00 PM
160 B/C (BCEC)

 

Lead Speaker:
Laura K. Sellars
Co-Speaker:
Michelle R. Reel

Handouts 454 Sellars, Please ELIMINATE My Dear Aunt Sally powerpoint.pdf 454 Sellars, Please ELIMINATE My Dear Aunt Sally Graphic Organizers.pdf

 

PEMDAS doesn't work. Students misuse it as a step-by-step guide to simplifying expressions regardless of how clearly their teachers have explained the process. We will demonstrate three different and highly effective ways to teach the order of operations without PEMDAS. We will ELIMINATE most common student errors by eliminating Aunt Sally.

 

Presentation Format: 3-5 Burst

 

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