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NCTM 2015 Regional Conference & Exposition: Nashville, Tennessee

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

134- Fostering Growth Mind-Set through Productive Struggle in Conceptual Understanding

Thursday, November 19, 2015: 3:30 PM-4:30 PM
Broadway Ballroom E (Omni Nashville)

 

Lead Speaker:
Renee Yates


 

We, as teachers, tend to be nurturers. For this reason, we may resort to giving answers, or giving away answers all too soon. When students experience dissonance with problem situations and work together with others who are grappling with the same mathematical misconceptions, they learn to persevere, become problem solvers, and become owners of their own learning.

 

Presentation Format: General Interest / All Audiences Session