Doctoral student Jenny Ruef provides an introduction and insights on Common Core math in this video interview with KTVU's Lisa Yokota. Ruef is also an instructor in the Stanford Teacher Education Program (STEP).
Ruef tackles two problems during this interview, one using traditional math and one with an eye toward the principles of Common Core. She then explains how the approaches work together to build a strong understanding of math, and why that's important.
"Every time we make a connection between two different methods and get our kids talking about math, what they're doing is building these connections between the rules of math and the understanding of math, between procedures and concepts," she says. "It's that deep conceptual knowledge that builds a robust and strong understanding of math. It's what helps us become creative problem solvers. And that's a very important 21st century skill."
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