Dr Greg Curran

@gregbcurran.bsky.social

Maths Pedagogical Coach & Teacher who specialises in building Thinking Classrooms (P-6). Passionate about LGBTQIA+ human rights & Climate Action. Views my own. Website: PushingTheEdge.org | Education Podcast: PushingTheEdge.org/itunes

Emphasis on meaningfulness and sense-making as central to mathematical development. Memorization is fragile and recovery is difficult (as in forgot my password or lock cutter at my gym for forgotten combinations) but reasoning from basic meaning back to some fact is possible. #MTBoS #TeachMath

Enhance your students' Number Sense with my Maths Videos I've created a series of routines to strengthen foundational skills, including Number Partners to 10, 20, 100, and 1000, Counting routines, Problem Strings, and key Numeracy Strategies. Here they are:

Thinking Maths with Greg Curran

I'm a Maths Pedagogical Coach in Primary/Elementary Education. I explain how to teach a variety of Number Sense routines. I also share tips and insights about using these routines in your classroom.…

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Build your students Number Sense with my Maths Videos. I've designed a sequence of routines to build students' foundation skills like Number Partners to 10, 20, 100 and 1000 Plus, counting routines. Problem Strings, and the Major Numeracy Strategies Here they are:

Thinking Maths with Greg Curran

I'm a Maths Pedagogical Coach in Primary/Elementary Education. I explain how to teach a variety of Number Sense routines. I also share tips and insights about using these routines in your classroom.…

youtube.com

Build your students Number Sense with my Maths Videos. I've designed a sequence of routines to build students' foundation skills like Number Partners to 10, 20, 100 and 1000 Plus, counting routines. Problem Strings, and the Major Numeracy Strategies Here they are:

Thinking Maths with Greg Curran

I'm a Maths Pedagogical Coach in Primary/Elementary Education. I explain how to teach a variety of Number Sense routines. I also share tips and insights about using these routines in your classroom.…

youtube.com

In the third video in the series, we focus on being efficient with addition and subtraction. Students are shown an inefficient strategy and must improve on it. Next, they're shown two strategies, which is more efficient and why? youtu.be/jAYs9p1gteg 3 of 3

Be More Efficient with Addition and Subtraction

Teach your students about efficiency in Addition and Subtraction.Students are shown an inefficient approach for 52 + 39 and 88 - 79.They are asked to 'be mo...

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Teach and review the major Subtraction Strategies - with your students - with my latest video. I cover all the major strategies, with students asked to identify the strategies shown and give reasons for their choices. youtu.be/Qa93DRplJ2I #Quick&ShortVideo

What's My Strategy? (Subtraction #1)

Teach and revise Subtraction Numeracy Strategies for 307 - 154 with this video.I demonstrate five strategies to solve this problem and represent my thinking ...

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Exploration + clear explanations = deep learning Inquiry-based learning builds problem-solving skills, while explicit instruction gives students the vocab, concepts, and procedures they need. “Students benefit most when the two go hand in hand,” says Smith. 2/8 #Inquiry #EduSky #MathEd