From the NY Times, an article “As Math Scores Lag, a New Push for the Basics” about rethinking the teaching of “fuzzy math” in American schools. “The changes are being driven by students’ lagging ...

Teachers can use these tools to promote discussions and help students move from concrete to abstract understanding of concepts.

Math teacher Samantha McGlennen wandered around her Summit Middle School classroom, unfazed by the students’ chatter and laughter during a recent lesson about exponential growth. Their behavior – ...

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Now a look at how required math classes may factor into the academic success or failure of high school and college students. Hari Sreenivasan has the story as part of our weekly education series, ...

Even as more children across the United States head back to in-person school – some for the first time in nearly a year – hybrid and virtual models mean that in many cases, kids are doing at least ...

Getting students to talk about their thinking process in math can give teachers insight into where they need help. But it’s also a potentially powerful equity strategy, experts say. And as teachers ...

Experts agree: Elementary teachers need to have a strong foundation in math. But teacher-preparation programs don’t always dedicate much time to elementary math coursework. That’s starting to change, ...

One of the prerogatives I enjoy as DesignCon Program Director is getting a first look as all of the papers as they arrive. With over eighty papers on the schedule, I can only skim most of them. Still, ...

Even as more children across the United States head back to in-person school - some for the first time in nearly a year - hybrid and virtual models mean that in many cases, kids are doing at least ...