Math is omnipresent — found in video games, participatory sports and even on walks to the park, writes Candace Walkington in a recent posting about education for Inside Sources. Walkington, associate professor in SMU’s Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development, suggests ways of seizing opportunities to connect math to everyday activities to make learning more interesting and relevant – more personal – for math students.
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Candace Walkington on making math more meaningful
Candace Walkington, an expert in teaching math, offers tips for linking math to everyday activities, making it more interesting and relevant to learners.