number sense Archives - Pushing The Edge https://pushingtheedge.org/tags/number-sense/ Pushing The Edge for Critical Thinking in Education Fri, 12 Sep 2025 01:26:41 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://pushingtheedge.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cropped-PTE-512x512-32x32.png number sense Archives - Pushing The Edge https://pushingtheedge.org/tags/number-sense/ 32 32 Beyond Answer Getting in Maths Classes https://pushingtheedge.org/beyond-answer-getting-in-maths-classes/ Thu, 26 Dec 2024 22:55:13 +0000 https://pushingtheedge.org/?p=14091 Situation 1: Senior Class The class is working on a division problem. One student proudly proclaims, “I’m finished.” I ask them to talk me through their answer – they have used long division to solve the problem. They look at me decidedly non-plussed: “That’s the answer.” “I know, I’m just asking you to talk me through how you solved it.” “There it is,” they say, pointing to their representation of long division.  “Tell me what you were thinking here.” They just stare at me.  Try something else Greg! “Ok, let’s see if you can you solve this division in another

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]]> Building Cultures of Thinking in the Maths Classroom with Margarita Breed https://pushingtheedge.org/building-cultures-of-thinking-in-the-maths-classroom/ Fri, 02 Oct 2020 04:05:00 +0000 https://pushingtheedge.org/?p=12329 In Episode 53, taking the emphasis off the answer in maths, focusing on building meaning and connections rather than remembering rules, and using low floor, high ceiling maths tasks. Plus, we have lots of maths resources to share. Episode 53 CLICK PLAY to listen to Margarita Breed Episode Guest Margarita Breed is a Numeracy Consultant and former primary and secondary school teacher. You can find her on Linked in. Quick Guide Why maths matters Learning maths as a lonely and isolating experience How Children Learn and Fail – The quality of teacher explanation John Holt Dianne Siemon (see YouTube clip below)

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