Developing Number Fluency Part 1: Why Mental Strategies? [FREE MATH PD FOR TEACHERS]
Channel: Professor Pete's Classroom
Date: 2019-04-11

This video is the first in the professional development series "Developing Number Fluency" from Processor Pete's Classroom, presented by Dr Peter Price.

Other videos in this series:
* Part 1: Why Mental Strategies? (this video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bl8UQwzaG0A
* Part 2: Strategies
* Part 3: Putting it all together https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSVCerfFzT4

In this video we address a rationale for explicit teaching of  mental strategies, including number fact memorization. 

Topics addressed include rote memorization, connecting math teaching and learning with students' real life experiences and helping students to love math.

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