BALANCING  AN ALGEBRAIC UNDERSTANDING
    Author: Connie Rivera
    Subject Area: Mathematics/Numeracy
    Program Level: Conference 2018 Materials
    Language: English
    License: (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) For license summary click here

    Abstract:

    To many students, the equal sign means “put the answer here.” Understanding equality is foundational for algebra.  Come explore strategies to help students build an understanding of things that are true about working with numbers (properties) and an understanding of the relationships on both sides of the equal sign.