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Making Abstract Ideas Concrete


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How can teachers work more effectively when explaining concepts, rules and facts?

The most effective teaching requires good models to make abstract ideas and concepts more concrete and accessible...

Support student understanding...

An abstract idea or concept is quite simply, difficult to grasp. For example, I could say to you: To be the best teacher, you just need to teach. Whether you have been teaching for one or 31 years, this explanation is difficult to grasp.

An abstract idea is generally something that is removed from what you can see (a concrete idea). It's worth considering some concepts

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