What is important?
- Algebra is a tool used to generalize arithmetic and to represent patterns in the world
- Symbolism must be well understood to be successful in Algebra
- We should use generalized methods to compute
- a+b=b+a
- Patters should be recognized, extended and generalized
- For every input there is a unique output
Resources and Games:
http://hotmath.com/games.html
Van
De Walle, J. A., Karp, K. S., & Bay-Williams, J. M. (2010). Elementary and
middle school mathematics: Teaching developmentally (7th ed.).
Boston, MA: Pearson.
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