Teaching without words | Matthew Peterson | TEDxOrangeCoast
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- In school, the dominant way of conveying ideas is through words. Words can be great barriers to learning. Matthew Petersen shows and explains how we can learn without words.
Matthew Peterson, Ph.D., is Co-Founder, Senior Institute Scientist, and Chief Technical Officer of the MIND Research Institute. He is the creator of MIND's Math instructional software that teaches math to students using a unique non-language-based approach. Matthew was recently featured on Discovery Channel's "Profile Series." His focus is on developing math learning environments that initially convey sophisticated concepts visually, enabling students to gain a solid conceptual understanding of mathematics regardless of language proficiency. Matthew's cutting-edge teaching methods are currently benefiting over 300,000 students. He is the author of "MIND's Algebra Readiness" textbook, adopted in California in 2008, in addition to other technical and scientific publications.
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I think this is a good beginning for teaching math, especially those with disabilities. Start with the concrete. They are making it entirely concrete, which most classrooms fail to do. After the kids master the concrete, then words should be added. It doesn't have to be either/or. It should be a continuum of concrete to the abstract. Words are abstract.
Maths without words - oh bliss - visual depiction of ALL formulas - oh bliss - ..............send it around the world.
You nailed it - spread the word brother.
WOW WOW WOW, what a brilliant concept, that's a math revolution. And that story with Omar, just mind-blowing!
Love this
Love this
Love this......
Someone truly read and understood my mind😇
Currently designing curricula for zero to three. This is SO helpful.
This is an interesting concept. Teaching math without words. As much sense as it makes, I would have never thought to use games as a way to reinforce topics without words. Sometimes the words can get in the way of the mathematics. ST Math allows the words to go out the window and the students to explore through an interactive game increasing the students ability to think about the math rather than the words. The story of Omar is inspirational in proving how much of an impact a program like this can have.
I'm intrigued by the idea. I totally buy into the concept that teachers spend too much time talking at the students and I like the concept of interactive, non-verbal lessons. But I have two thoughts:
1) How do I implement this if my school is relatively low tech? I will be student teaching this spring and I will have access to an overhead and honest to God chalk boards.
2) Administrators are exerting pressure on math and other depts to INCREASE the amount of reading/writing done in class.
This man has changed the world! Just like the significant part of the dyslexics did ))) Proud to be dyslexic!
ST Math is amazing! Worth every penny!
Oh, my. That is fantastic!
Fascinating. You should watch this!
I worry about my son as it was a very hard road for me - continuous failure knocks the hell out of your confidence - unless a person is tenacious and has a core fundamental belief in themselves - they will never succeed - life is hard enough without going through a system that is geared up to fail a sector of our population that has produced some of our greatest minds - you want to be a good or even a great teacher - you need to find a way to enable your students to succeed - that is your job.
Well, I would be considered a failure according to what you caged me into with your words - not that you meant to. But my point is that you don't need to be so worried. I pushed all my life but never had the confidence until after the Army. I was 28 when I married, had horrible grades, got outside of my normal comfort zone by deploying to Germany during the Cold War, scared out of my mind with discos blowing up. I needed a way to prove to myself I was good enough. I graduated with honors.
Awesome Mr Peterson! I loved your spirit! and the penguin too ;)
that's revolutionary
safletcher My father and I are probably dyslexic, my 11 year old son is dyslexic - my father taught himself to read in his 20's using comic books, I struggled at school - I went to university in my 30's - struggled there - I credit very little to any teacher - I taught myself - I used work arounds to do it - I now have my own business, which is now nationwide in my own country.
Visual learning is wonderful, but being an accessibility expert, this technique flies in the face of universal design. How can you teach the blind with this visual approach? They must have their visualization described in words. How do students, whose main approach is done with words, learn with this method? Curious to know how well deaf children learn with this approach, since they don't hear direction, but follow direction through the written word. Overall a very interesting approach.
OMG! This is amazing. I wish I had this when I was a kid! All schools should adopt this approach to teaching.
No need to blaspheme
The schools that use it force teachers to reinforce ST Math at any free time of the day to meet certain weekly goals, or the school doesn't get funds.
You are brilliant. Thank you.
I don't know dyslexia more than main idea,.. but stages n states of focus... Im pretty convinced it's that cognition difference again like W adhd
Impressed! It's great!
what is this magical program!!! WANT what website?
More animations are needed in other areas as well, and more animations of the same subject are also needed for evolution to occur.
A revolution in education is possible and it means a lot for everyone, we are what we learn.
We shall embrace new technologies, new tools that opens new possibilities.
Language is important in world
awesome!
This is worth viewing...
Hey sweetheart, how are you? Thought I better come and say hello. I hope everything is great with you and your family. It's been so long since we last spoke. My very best wishes to you.
Personally having something like this for Computer tech training would be amazing for me. I'm doing ok but the vast majority of my proficency comes from hands on and visual practice. When I read I have to usually do something alongside it or I don't really understand or even remember what the hell I just read.
Very cool 👍
Ji ji is adorable!
Honestly I think this dude is very smart but I had to do St Math from 3rd grade to 5th grade and honestly I did not like it at all because the penguin is very annoying and it glitches very often. Also it has nothing to do with the academics we were doing at school and it had the same exact levels every year so I did not learn anything from ST Math. However I do agree that this is a very creative way of teaching without words so congrats to him.
This is lovely! so interesting!
What is the name of this program? Is it available online or for schools to access? Would love to see this used in our schools here in Colorado.
It's st math
MIND g
I wish something like this existed while i was a student :'(
This is awesome!
Wow! This is brilliant! My daughter has dyslexia and sadly there is no funding in UK schools, so children suffer. How do I get in contact with Matthew Petersen? I would like to share my daughters Maths rap, which was a song she made up when she was in school. It proves how bad the Education System made her feel and how it caused serious anxiety issues. Visual is far better for children than words, because children love pictures. She is now homeschooled and her anxiety has gone.
Hi. I'm a college student in my last year and we are required to have a research. This video piqued my interest :) so I wonder if he has a research paper regarding this and if we can have access to their interactive game...?
Good evening! Does the program for dixlexia have in Portuguese? I'm Brazilian and I was interested in this educational method!
Eventually you do need to use words though...how is this bridge accomplished?
Alguien sabe donde encuentro esta charla en español?
Wow!
The visual game to explain the concepts are excellent. It is much more easy to grab what you really mean. But the ideal system should combine both visual and words simultaneously.
The operation symbol should appear "-", "*", etc and the English word that this symbol represent should be clearly spelled "Addition" and "plus' need to appear
When multiplying by a negative, a verb should appear on the screen or a phrase if the duck is speaking.
It is important to both, understand what the math really do (visual is better than words for that) and to learn the English word which is likely to be used.
You don't realize how your accent is thick. The child is used to read a word and pronounce it in a way that follow some logic. But the way you, teacher, pronounce that word, have no relationship with the writing. It doesn't help to become impatient and repeat too many time that same word which is meaningless up to that point.
If the penguin or duck show that your endless amount of words is just trying to explain such a simple concept as the exponent ; those triangle expanding in group of same triangles and those larger group repeat ; that is easy to understand, this concept is already pre-programmed in the human brain like most basics concepts, like Noam Chomski elegantly proved. Once the duck show the word "Exponent", then the student may finally realize that this weird sound you keep producing is your way to say that simple word "exponent".
Hey. What is the name of that program where you got these graphics from? that looks really really useful! Is it a website or something? please tell me! Thanks
I know this would benefit my son. He has so many problems with math. He gets stuck with all of the words. He doesn't understand the instructions. Is this offered in Wisconsin?
Hello! Do you have any useful links or articles to read more? I saw a video not long ago about this topic and it intrigued me so much I want to explore it more and hopefully do it as my thesis on college. I'm going to an academy for applied arts and I would love to learn more about this. I have a dream to make like a book or something that would teach students through images and not just by repeating the same words. Maybe make a video or something. I believe we live in such a visual society with so much visual information it makes more sense to use pictures then loads of words. If anyone has any recommended videos/documentaries for me to watch I would be really grateful. Thank you so much for this great video!
Hi! I hope you have already achieved what you have dreamt of! I'd like to ask something... After researching, do you think word terms can be avoided when organizing knowledge? Is there reasons why visual images would restrict our understanding as well? Thanks!
wow... just wow (in a good way)
génial!!!
Spanish?
Excellent!
This is awesome how do I buy the sofeware?
Wonderful.. Would you provide me with the link for the penguin program
can we get access to trail this program and where can we link in to it?
Merrin Jeff Art Yes! go on their website and request more information.
amazing dude, love it !!
I can do the algebra problem showed in seconds in my head, however, I have absolutely no clue what was going on with all the boxes on the visual part. This is very confusing...
WOW
What does "growth in math proficiency" mean?
It should be increase in rate of growth in math proficiency..!! But one can reduce it by saying "growth in math proficiency".
I disagree with this intensely. Einstein said if you can't explain it simply then you truly don't understand it. How on earth are you going to be effective in the workplace without being able to explain what you are doing? I'm a high school math teacher and am big on having then write and explaining why. Also this is what state testing is going to. I do agree on shortening lecture time and having instant feedback.
+Lucy Keller When the school system starts to teach children who have language based learning disabilities properly, then we can discuss writing and explaining why. Children who cannot read cannot write and explain why. All children can LEARN TO READ, given the proper instruction such as Orton Gillingham. Literacy and Numeracy are interconnected. Everyone does not learn in the same way. But the statistics on the success of this program do not lie! Amazing results! And state testing should be abolished as it is inaccurate and misleading!
who said explaining means using words only ? you're wrong again
How could you teach english with this?
YEA 75 likes in a row don't stop now!
it's like steve jobs method!!
My little girl has made up a Maths Times Tables game for the Wii. Would be great if someone could help us create it!
I'm trying to think how I could do this in my class, but I teach English as a foreign language. Without (English) words, students will just think in their native language! Any ideas?
I don't know if it helps but I'm using an app called Memrise. I downloaded it on Google play store. I'm from Croatia, I've been learning English in school and at my own (through music, games, internet) and I was studying Japanese through the app. I found it worked terrifically for me! If you don't know about it be sure to check it out. It's the same method I came across while I was in school and now I realized those little tricks helped a lot! And not only me. I hope I helped sorry if I rambled! Have a nice day!
Can you minimize the use of words in English Lit? I'm asking for real. :)
Although I agree with the idea of using less and less textual language in lessons, I am a bit sceptical about the program.
I did a little digging and found this: www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19345747.2013.856978
Apparently, when publishing at renowned journals, the results do not look so promising...
Usually, if something sounds too good to be true, it is too good to be true.
So I considered this video with cautious optimism, wondering all the while whether there was an opposing view out there. I am therefore very grateful for your comment.
I just read the abstract you linked to, but it's not clear to me that it is the same program as what the TED speaker is referring to. It sounds like a similar, but possibly different program. Do you know if it is the same one? An entire approach should not be judged based on one program. The idea may be sound, but poorly executed.
Can you tell a little more about what you found out?
honestly I don't understand it
Me and my family hate st math it sucks
ST MATH CAN DIE ITS A GRADE FOR SCHOOL
:-)
so slow sucks
this app makes my blood boil