"How educators teach mathematics hasn't changed much in the last fifty years-and yet, the world students live in today has widely different resources and demands. In See It, Say It, Symbolize It: Teaching the Big Ideas in Elementary Mathematics, Patrick L. Sullivan revisits standard mathematical pedagogy with his three-step See It, Say It, Symbolize It process, which encourages students' deep comprehension beyond simple mathematical operations. With common mathematical language reframed and strategically applied, elementary learners will be capable of more complex mathematical reasoning and more prepared to utilize their knowledge in the future to meet societal demands"--