Feb. 11, Annie Wilhelm, associate professor of mathematics education in the Department of Teaching and Learning at SMU Dallas, for a piece offering solutions for Math Learning Loss and some outdated math teaching strategies. Published in Inside Sources with the heading Math Learning Loss During COVID-19: A Problem Can Be an Opportunity: http://bit.ly/3d4AeIg
I am the parent of two children and an associate professor of math education. Like all parents, my husband and I scramble to figure out how to do our jobs, plus care for and educate our children. As a math educator, I know data indicate school math learning progress of most students has been adversely affected by the pandemic. However, this problem can also be an opportunity to tackle imperfections of traditional ways of engaging kids in math.
“Improvement science” can drive organizational change during great challenges. I’ve witnessed this while collaborating with Toyota and the Dallas Independent School District to design the West Dallas STEM School (opening this fall) and while participating in a Networked Improvement Community of Texas universities, dedicated to improving teacher preparation across the state.
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