Pi day: A day where Ss participate in contests to recite as many of the digits of pi as possible -- promoted by those who believe memorization of number facts is bad. Any contests that test Ss "conceptual understanding" of pi? @mayak46.bsky.social @katharinebeals.bsky.social @mrzachg.bsky.social

“Bad ideas rarely evolve into better ones. Instead they mutate, and reproduce themselves in new guises.” John Gray

Senior Associate for Teaching & Learning at Evidence Based Education Kate Jones was involved in a round table discussion focusing on Cognitive Load Theory alongside John Sweller, Dylan Wiliam and David Geary. You can listen here https://buff.ly/4gi5VKZ #EduSky #UKEd

By focusing on "concepts" and calling learning procedures "mimicking" and "not thinking", we hold Ss back from cementing in the foundations they need to build upon to learn math. @rastokke.bsky.social @katharinebeals.bsky.social @embracethesor.bsky.social @mikesully97.bsky.social

Is this thing on?