Rather than think of math as a list of skills that need to be learned and practiced like this....

Rather than think of math as a list of skills that need to be learned and practiced like this....

...think about mathematical concepts as a web of interconnected schemas.

 

 

ST Math is designed to build schemas across concepts and grade levels.

Let's use Fractions as an example.  

In ST Math, students experience fractions in many different ways through multiple visual models.

And if we zoom out, you can see all the ways the number line is used across grade levels.

Deep Conceptual Understanding

ST Math provides students with opportunities to engage in non-routine problem solving in order to

Deep Conceptual Understanding

ST Math provides students with opportunities to engage in non-routine problem solving in order to

build strong schemas of math concepts across grades.

Schemas

By Amy Oelschlager

Schemas

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