Volume 3, Edition 6 – Using Math Errors to Advance Understanding

Welcome to this edition of Best Practices Weekly. Today we’ll be discussing best practices for using math errors to build students’ conceptual understanding.

While teachers often use errors as ‘teachable moments,’ there is great value in planning lessons around common and expected math errors. In an article for Teaching Children Mathematics, a University of Central Florida instructor outlines best practices for maximizing the learning potential of mistakes in math.

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