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Fundamental Math Skill:

  • Developing Mental Math Skills: Doing calculations in the mind, with little or no use of paper and pencil or calculator.

– Focusing on the Fundamentals of Math – A Teacher’s Guide, p.2

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Thinking About Mental Math Skills

Documenting Mental Math Learning

Using Spatial Reasoning To Support Mental Math

Models That Support Developing Mental Math Skills

 

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Asking Effective Questions - Capacity Building Series THUMBNAIL

Asking Effective Questions – Capacity Building Series

A Guide to Effective Instruction in Mathematics, K-6, Number Sense and Numeration Vol 1, The Big Ideas THUMBNAIL

A Guide to Effective Instruction in Mathematics, K-6, Number Sense and Numeration Vol 1, The Big Ideas

Student Interactions in the Math Classroom: Stealing Ideas or Building Understanding - What Works THUMBNAIL

Student Interactions in the Math Classroom: Stealing Ideas or Building Understanding – What Works

The Mathematical Territory Between Direct Modelling and Proficiency, What Works THUMBNAIL

The Mathematical Territory Between Direct Modelling and Proficiency, What Works

 

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