Presented by James Key
In this talk, James Key (@iheartgeo) offers some thoughts about how to teach students to multiply polynomials and to factor them. How do we connect algebra and arithmetic in a way that builds on students' prior knowledge? How do we develop students' understanding of the area model in a way that makes sense? How do we address common misconceptions that arise for these topics? And lastly, how do we demonstrate the general factoring algorithm in a way that is natural and convincing to students?