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Dr Greg Curran
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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
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I thought I wasn't a Maths Person but I now know different.

Thanks to Margarita Breed, Pam Harris, Kim Montague and Jo Boaler

Now I'm a Maths Coach and this week challenged myself to reason with Pie Charts.

It's been quite a journey!
#iTeachMath #MathEd #ElemMathChat

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Reasoning for Pie Charts
YouTube video by Thinking Maths with Greg Curran
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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
July 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Teach students five powerful Subtraction strategies, representing their thinking on number lines and with equations.

📺 Watch now → youtu.be/Qa93DRplJ2I
July 2, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Here's a useful Retrieval Practice focusing on Addition Strategies and reasoning.

Different strategies are shown. Pause the video, ask your students - 'What's my Strategy?' and 'How do you know?

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July 3, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Help students see Subtraction in new ways with Remove a Friendly Number, The Over Strategy & Constant Difference! 🎥 Watch & try →
What's my Subtraction Strategy? Teach & Review
Want to help your students develop strong subtraction skills and think flexibly about numbers? This video introduces five powerful strategies, representing t...
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July 3, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Teach students five powerful Subtraction strategies, representing their thinking on number lines and with equations.

📺 Watch now → youtu.be/Qa93DRplJ2I
July 2, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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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July 2, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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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.…
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July 1, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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.…
www.youtube.com
July 1, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Review Subtraction strategies with my new video.

Challenge your students to identify the strategies shown and to justify their choice.

It makes for a powerful Review Routine - and builds their reasoning skills.

youtu.be/Qa93DRplJ2I
July 1, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Absolutely yes. I see this everyday as a Maths Teacher & Coach.
A student's ❤️ EMOTIONAL❤️ relationship with math is foundational to their 🧠 COGNITIVE 🧠 relationship with math.
June 26, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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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?

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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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May 26, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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The second in my Maths Strategies series.

This video continues the focus on the major numeracy strategies for addition BUT this time, solutions are represented with equations.

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What's My Addition Strategy 2 (with Equations)
Teach and revise Addition Numeracy Strategies for 52 + 39 with this video.I demonstrate five addition strategies to solve this problem and represent my think...
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May 26, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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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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June 2, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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In the second video, it's addition represented with equations.

Show the video, pause it, students identify the strategy and give reasons for their choice.

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June 2, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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Check out my Numeracy Strategy Series.

Students identify strategies shown, and give reasons for their choice.

First up, Addition, represented on number lines

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June 2, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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June 14, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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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
June 15, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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What side of history do you want to be on?

What do you want to tell your grandkids?

These questions are directed to our politicians and our media #auspol
June 14, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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Why ten-frames work: They build System 1 visual patterns (automatic recognition) that support System 2 reasoning (flexible thinking about 5+3, 4+4, etc.). Dual processing in action! #iteachmath #edusky #mtbos
June 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Really worthwhile Reflection Questions for Maths.
Math learning looks different for every S!

This resource, from T Valeri, celebrates all the many ways it can show up:

#iTeachMath
June 12, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Building status in the classroom is not a quick fix. It takes time, but the results are worth the effort.

Read more about what a community of mathematical thinkers looks like: cpm.org/how-do-we-bu...

#moremath #iteachmath #mtbos
June 11, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Looking for ways to review and practise subtraction? Check out my latest video.

Strategies are shown, students identify them, and give reasons for their choice.

youtu.be/Qa93DRplJ2I?...
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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June 2, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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Check out my newest math video where I explore key Subtraction Strategies.

Students identify strategies shown and explain their reasoning.

youtu.be/Qa93DRplJ2I?...

#MathStrategies #SubtractionSkills
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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June 3, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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Five Ways to Solve 307 - 154. Which One Works Best for Your Students?

Help students find the strategy that clicks with them! 🎬 Watch the strategies unfold →
What's My Strategy? Explore 5 Ways to Solve 307 - 154.
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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June 5, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I'm digging deep into this journal article on arithmetic fluency. #ITeachMath
“Our goal was to move beyond the limited framework of “memorization” versus “thinking strategies” to show how the two are mutually beneficial in arithmetic fluency.
#iTeachMath

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https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/15291006241287726
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June 8, 2025 at 11:35 PM