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Ep 328: Explicit Teaching? Adding Mixed Numbers

From Math is Figure-Out-Able! · Hosted by Pam Harris & Kim Montague

2026-09-29·1168

Episode summary

In this episode of Math is Figure-Out-Able!: What does explicit teaching mean to you? In this episode, Pam and Kim discuss an Adding Mixed Numbers Problem String, idenitfying exactly what teachers should be explicit about versus what they should leave for students to grapple with.

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What does explicit teaching mean to you? In this episode, Pam and Kim discuss an Adding Mixed Numbers Problem String, idenitfying exactly what teachers should be explicit about versus what they should leave for students to grapple with. Talking Points: Being explicit about the student's job during a Problem String Ways to nudge students to make…