This will change the way you think about calculators w/ Curtis Brown

About this episode

Vanessa Vakharia discusses the role of calculators in math education with Curtis Brown from Texas Instruments.

Send us a text! (US messaging rates apply) We cover many hot button topics in math education, but today we're taking on the most literal one ... calculators! Why are they so controversial? When are they helpful and when should we use other tools? On today's episode, Vanessa chats with Curtis Brown from Texas Instruments about those questions and more: How students can take ownership of their learningThe relationship between cognitive load and math anxietyHow handheld tools can fuel learning (...

People in this episode

Host: Vanessa Vakharia

Guest: Curtis Brown

Topics covered

• math education
• calculators
• cognitive load
• math anxiety
• learning tools

Keywords

• calculators
• math education
• cognitive load
• math anxiety
• learning tools

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Texas Instruments

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