Doug Lemov's field notes

Reflections on teaching, literacy, coaching, and practice.

03.13.14 Rue Ratray and “Sensitivity Analysis” in Reading Classes (Video)

When we teach math we try to develop number sense- a broader intuition for how numbers work, an affinity for the logic of how they fit together. When we set out to teach ‘number sense’ one tool we often use is a simple version of “sensitivity analysis.” We ask students to evaluate the effect of changes…