This is part 4 of 4 of a series focused specifically on the educational effects of the coronavirus.  

Mike Flynn is a professor at Mount Holyoke and a leader in math education, having written articles and books on the topic.  He regrets not being a better math teacher earlier and urges educators to learn the differences between concrete, representational, and abstract mathematical thinking.  He believes that too many educators expect students to move too quickly through these models of thinking to abstraction, leaving young people with incomplete math comprehension.  How can we improve the math comprehension of students?  How can we build fluency that emphasizes knowing from memory rather than memorizing?  

littlethings1st.com

mathleadership.org

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