Explicitly connecting known strategies to flexible mental strategies
This free online professional learning module will develop your knowledge of a range of mental additive and multiplicative strategies and the role automaticity—being able to recall facts quickly and effortlessly—plays in building these strategies.
In this module you will:
- develop knowledge of a range of mental additive and multiplicative strategies and the role automaticity plays in building these strategies
- understand when and how strategies are most efficient for students.
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| Year level(s) | Foundation, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6 |
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| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Professional learning, Evidence-based approaches, Teaching strategies |
| Format | Web page |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Explicit teaching |
| Keywords | free professional learning, teaching strategies, evidence-based, primary maths, online course |
Copyright details |
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| Organisation | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Copyright | © 2025 Commonwealth of Australia. Creative Commons BY 4.0. |
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