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Direct linkMyers, Perla L.; Pelak, Colleen N. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2012
As partners in a professional development project, the authors jumped at the opportunity to use a real-life problem to engage elementary and middle school teachers in a one-day exploration of the concept of area. "Length times width"--a common response to the question, "What is area?"--is a rote formulaic expression that applies only to certain…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Problem Solving, Misconceptions, Middle School Teachers
