Promoting Learning by Leveraging Contrasting Cases: Helping Preservice Teachers and Students Make Use of Structure

Session Submission Type: Individual Session

Description for Program

We present a case for the use of contrasting cases as an effective pedagogical routine that can help students notice and make use of structure in problems and can help preservice teachers think strategically about the problems they pose.

Sub Unit

• Mathematics Pedagogy and Instructional Practice

Lead Presenter

• Laura Bofferding, Purdue University

Co-Presenters

• Mahtob Aqazade, Purdue University

• Sherri Farmer, Purdue University