If not PEMDAS, then how? Join me as I facilitate discussions of a new approach to the Order of Operations. Come see how I dispel the myth that PEMDAS is the key teaching strategy, leading to a realization that the only real hierarchy is completing multiplication first. Be enlightened by our peers in vertical alignment chats as to why mnemonics become obsolete in 6th-12th grades. Attendees will recognize 3 advantages to this "new" approach that will assist in teaching the skill from 5th grade through high school. Come see the benefit of eliminating the acronym PEMDAS and focusing on the math.