LAC Analyze the Demand

Math for All introduces teachers to a neurodevelopmental framework of learning. This framework identifies eight systems that come into play when learning: higher order thinking, language, spatial ordering, sequential ordering, memory, attention, psychosocial thinking, and motor coordination.

Math for All teachers identify the cognitive and social demands of a given activity by enacting a selected math lesson hands-on, in the exact same way their students would, parsing out the neurodevelopmental functions that are called on in order to engage with the task.

Analyzing the demands of the task, helps teachers to better understand the various neurodevelopmental functions it engages and why students may succeed or struggle in mathematics.