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@pwharris We loved having you and learning from you!!

I was just in Australia and it was amazing! #MathIsFigureOutAble #MTBoS #ITeachMath

Calling all teachers & Numeracy Leaders 📢 You are invited to the third annual "Australian Maths Teachers Online Conference". The AMTOC is completely FREE! 🙌

Excited to share more materials I’ve been a part of @NewsAtNESA. Annotated work samples for Stage 2&3 Additive relations noticing students’ working mathematically curriculum.nsw.edu.au/learning-areas… links well to @aamtinc latest mis[sing]conception re equality v computation strategies!

All the phones went up when this quote went up. "Young people do not hate math. They hate feeling confused, embarrassed, and humiliated by math." -Lary Martinek @_CrystalMWatson #NCTMDC23

NSW primary teachers, @NewsAtNESA now have sample maths scope and sequences available to download! One for each stage, they include related content, a tracking grid and blank template to create your own. Check them out. curriculum.nsw.edu.au/learning-areas…

@KrisWestcott1 @MTLC_ACU @MattSextonACU I loved that quote too!!

This 7-min video on early numeracy and counting from @gfletchy is perfect for pre-k to 1st grade teachers. gfletchy.com/2017/03/26/the… #iteachmath

The routine "As Close As It Gets" helps sts think abt relationships bc the correct answer isn't there. How could you use this in your teaching? Find more at bit.ly/instructrout #MTBoS #ITeachMath #MathIsFigureOutAble

New Problem String! I've just written this for next week's free "You Can Change Math Class" Challenge! What should the last problem be? 453 - 199 453 - 197 453 - 195 Other? #MTBoS #ITeachMath #MathIsFigureOutAble

Excited to share my latest publication on noticing and interpreting young students’ multiplicative strategies in their drawings. protect-au.mimecast.com/s/x4KCC1WLPxc6… @USyd_SSESW

So many connections as kids make sense using color! #LearnwithIM

Wise words from John Mason (2001)

Yes to this!

Your attitude about mathematics will play a big role in shaping your students' attitude about mathematics. Their attitude will shape their identity with mathematics. Be open, vulnerable, honest, and curious. It's far more important than being correct and loaded with strategies.

@HumanEd_Au Explicit teaching doesn’t need to be ‘teacher telling’ and doesn’t need to start the lesson. Sometimes the best place for explicit teaching is AFTER Sts have explored a concept/problem. I love using launch, explore, summarise. I also really love the term ‘intentional’ teaching.

So good.

Keen to hear what other teachers think about using ‘what do you know’ to connect to prior knowledge @allisonhintz124 @ekazemi @MandyMathEd @pwharris primarylearning.com.au/2022/11/07/wha… @primarylearnau #primarylearning

A dedicated page for collecting "Oops, I forgot..." tasks is now live! natbanting.com/oops-i-forgot/ The landing page gives a brief intro and links to this post (natbanting.com/oops-i-forgot-…) with more context. Submissions welcome to grow the collection! #MTBoS #iteachmath #OIFMath

We cannot just hold up a model and assume that children see what we as adults see. The math is not in the model. The math is in the child’s head.

Manipulatives do not have meaning. We attribute meaning to them, based on our interactions with them. Need to ensure that Ss understand that one manipulative can be used to represent many concepts. Is it about creativity & diversity in thinking.