PYP Math & ICT Coordinator
✨ A Glimpse into the Curious Minds of the Z Generation ✨ A few weeks ago, while attending a music concert with my family at the national museum, we were granted the opportunity to explore the museum before the event commenced. Among my children, my middle kid, a bright 12-year-old, was utterly captivated by the […]
In his book “How the Brain Learns Mathematics”, Dr. David Sousa presents the findings of recent research on the brain and mathematics learning. He discusses the results of the studies of neuroscience and cognitive psychology that can inform the teaching of mathematics. He also focuses on the importance of giving meaning, making connections during learning […]
In the second chapter of his book, David Sousa discussed how we learn to calculate by answering the following questions: “Why is learning multiplication so difficult, even for adults? Are we teaching multiplication in the most effective way? Do we really even need to learn the multiplication tables?” Text-to-Self This reminds me of […]