The Number From Down Under

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Join James Burnett as he draws on current research and the rich history of mathematics to reveal the most effective ways to engage your students and deepen t...

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44 Exploring the Roman Number System

43 Exploring the Aztec Number System

42 Exploring the Ancient Egyptian Number System

41 Why Our Number System Works

40 Encourage Students’ Language, Discourse and Personal Thinking

39 Promote Creative Thought and Logical Reasoning

38 Support Mental Computation Strategies

37 Establish Connections and Relationships between Numbers and Operations

36 Involve Estimations, Approximations, and Judgements of Reasonableness

35 Fostering Multiple Models of Number

34 Using Target Games to Build Number Sense

33 What Is Number Sense - and Why It Matters

32 Cracking Fact Fluency in 5 Easy Steps

31 Using a Constant Difference to Subtract

30 Teaching a Strategy to Multiply by Nine

29 Don’t Teach These Rules

28 An Introduction to Functions

27 How to teach Algebraic Thinking

26 Teaching Equivalence and Equations (Multiplication and Division)

25 Teaching Equivalence and Equations (Addition and Subtraction)

24 Introducing Algebra's Big Ideas

23 Exploring Strategies for Comparing Fractions

22 An Introduction to Patterns

21 Introducing the Models for Teaching Number

20 Using a Symbol Does Not Equate to Understanding!

19 Why Talking Is Key to Student Success

18 Stop Cramming Your Students can do Better!

17 Unlock the Power of Prior Knowledge

16 The Importance of Language in Teaching Concepts

15 Finding Equivalent Fractions