Justifications, methods, and results compare two classes of students who used a new technique that ties together procedural fluency and conceptual understanding in a manner unlike other current strategies.
Adam Clinch, aclinch@helenaschools.org, teaches algebra 1, honors 1, college algebra, and statistics at Capital High School in Helena, Montana. He is interested in incorporating the history of mathematics and displaying the interconnections between mathematical ideas across different domains in his classes.