Listen "Ep 272: What is Fluency Anyway?"
Episode Synopsis
How does the definition of fluency change when your goal for math class changes? In this episode Pam and Kim discuss in some areas of mathematics they aim for fluency and how students use those relationships to build from.Talking Points:BuzzwordsWhat are our goals?Does automaticity need to be drilled or can it develop naturally?Strategies are synergistic Fluency with decomposing numbersFunctional fluencyFluency with prime and square numbersFluency in mathematical behaviorsCheck out these episodes to learn more about "working with multiplication facts".Ep 97: If Not the Multiplication Algorithm, Then What?Ep 34 - 38: Multiplication: The Good, The Bad, And the UglyCheck out our social mediaTwitter: @PWHarrisInstagram: Pam Harris_mathFacebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics educationLinkedin: Pam Harris Consulting LLC
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