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Planning to teach secondary maths
On this page there are links to videos and other supporting materials for teachers describing how to approach the teaching of various mathematical topics such as prime factors, angles and circles. These provide details of the expected knowledge students should have and some of the misconceptions they may hold. Examples are given to illustrate what these misconceptions may look like and how to address them. They are to support teachers in developing pedagogical and content knowledge.
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| Year level(s) | Year 7, Year 8, Year 9 |
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| Audience | Teacher, School Leader |
| Purpose | Content knowledge |
| Format | Web page |
| Keywords | content, video, pedagogy, teaching strategy |
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| Organisation | NCETM |
| Copyright | © Crown Copyright. Free-for-education material. |
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