The Teachercast Podcast

In this episode of the TeacherCast Podcast, we welcome ASCD authors Jennifer Bay-Williams and Gina Kling on the program to discuss how students can easily pick up complex math concepts no matter what grade or ability level. Please check out their new book availablehttps://www.teachercast.net/product/1416626999/US/teach00-20/?cart=y () from ASCD Publications for more information on how you can provide quality math education to your students today! We wish to thank http://ascd.org (ASCD) for helping to put this podcast together. In this episode, we discuss: The phases children progress through as they master their facts What does fluency mean? How is it different from automaticity? How do games provide meaningful fact practice? What are the disadvantages of timed testing? What alternatives are there to timed testing? Why is it important for teachers and parents to understand the distinction between foundational facts and derived facts, and how should that impact instructional choices? How do we help famili