3-Read Friday #113
AI that supports learning, fact fluency, and doesn't teach fractions!
Here are three blog posts I found interesting this week:
1. Choosing to Stay Human by Ethan Mollick
Podcast listeners will know that I am in the midst of a mini-series on AI in education, and one of the key tensions between my guests has been their views on whether giving students access to an AI in various forms will support or hinder their learning. Here, Ethan argues that AI undermines learning when it lets students surrender the hard cognitive work that learning requires, so the central task for educators is designing AI use that pushes learners to think rather than think for them.
2. Incremental Fact Fluency v2 by Dylan Kane
Warning: you’re getting two maths picks this week. Dylan argues that breaking math facts into incremental fact families, practised in isolation, then interleaved, supported by relational strategies and careful teaching, is a viable way to get reluctant students enough practice to reach fluency… and he shares his resources!
3. Don’t Teach Fractions. Not Yet by Dan Murphy
And a second one for my fellow maths geeks to finish. Dan argues that fractions make sense to students only when taught after a deep grounding in ratios, using precise language and a concrete-to-abstract progression that mirrors how mathematics—and children's understanding—actually develops
Have a great weekend!
Craig
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