Mike Sullivan

Really? I always slow down when I see a cop. Hard to believe I’m the only one.

“Understanding” is like life insurance. You could always have more but at some point, you have enough for all practical purposes and should direct your remaining limited resources elsewhere…

Was just posting this on the other site.

Pi day: A day where Ss participate in contests to recite as many of the digits of pi as possible -- promoted by those who believe memorization of number facts is bad. Any contests that test Ss "conceptual understanding" of pi?
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“Bad ideas rarely evolve into better ones. Instead they mutate, and reproduce themselves in new guises.” John Gray

Roundtable on Biologically Primary and Secondary Knowledge, and on Cognitive Load Theory with John Sweller, David Geary, Dylan Wiliam and Kate Jones Fröjd’s toolbox · Episode

Senior Associate for Teaching & Learning at Evidence Based Education Kate Jones was involved in a round table discussion focusing on Cognitive Load Theory alongside John Sweller, Dylan Wiliam and David Geary.

You can listen here https://buff.ly/4gi5VKZ

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By focusing on "concepts" and calling learning procedures "mimicking" and "not thinking", we hold Ss back from cementing in the foundations they need to build upon to learn math. @rastokke.bsky.social @katharinebeals.bsky.social @embracethesor.bsky.social @mikesully97.bsky.social

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Same!

Sorry man, but that sounds like the sort of conveniently unquantifiable jargon you’d hear in an ed class.

Define the different levels of analysis.

From Sweller on Understanding

I’ve shared this article w/numerous admins who think saying, “Knowledge isn’t as important as understanding” sounds profound.

Uh, more like knowledge enables understanding.

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Is this thing on?