Math teacher Emma Chiappetta uses a three-round exercise to help students not only recognize their errors, but also generate ...

Among high school students and adults, girls and women are much more likely to use traditional, step-by-step algorithms to ...

Two boards from the same region were singled out for their strong standardized test scores amid disappointing overall results ...

These four classroom shifts can make academic risk-taking feel safer, clearer, and more worthwhile for middle school students ...

A key part—though surely not the only part—of early-grades math is ensuring students get the basic arithmetic functions down and, beyond that, making sure they’re able to swiftly and automatically ...

We use math all the time, every day, often without noticing or being aware we are using math concepts. We sort silverware, match socks, use words of measurement such as ‘a lot’ or ‘more,’ and set a ...

Students in Melissa Williams' kindergarten class at the Westminster School in Atlanta, Georgia, practice connecting quantities to written numbers — a key part of number sense. Credit: Holly Korbey for ...

For the last 25 years, my professional life has been devoted to teaching math. I’ve taught math to students in grades 6–8 as well as high school geometry, and I have loved every moment of it. For the ...

Inside her fifth-grade classroom at Brandon Elementary School, teacher Jill Carlson sees her students slumped in their chairs ...

Students will be introduced to the digraph /sh/ and learn how to skip count. Students will be introduced to the digraph /sh/. Mrs. Forth will model nonfiction reading strategies. Mrs. Williams will ...

Education advocates are raising concerns about student math performance in Massachusetts, warning that declining scores ...

A work group that looked into why a large number of public school students failed high school math finals said in a report it thinks the school system should take a variety of measures to help improve ...