We know the struggle with mathematics—for both teachers and students—all too well. Students’ math scores, as per the “Nation’s Report Card,” have plunged to record lows. Misconceptions in early grades ...

After 20 years teaching high school math, I thought I understood why students struggled. Then I sat in my first professional learning session focused on early math and was humbled. Like many secondary ...

Letting parents know is happening in class and simple ways they can discuss the lessons helps reinforce students’ developing ...

When he teaches a math class, Tom Fisher wants students to feel confused. At least, he wants them to feel that way occasionally and temporarily. Mostly an administrator these days, Fisher still ...

One of the joys of being an educator is embracing all the differences every student brings to the classroom, while teaching them to celebrate those unique traits in themselves and each other. Yet, ...

A high school student pilot is using her love of aviation to help math take flight for the youngest learners. Lucy Bachrack, ...

Many elementary school teachers say they dislike the idea of teaching mathematics even at the most basic level. That is a cause for concern among educators. International studies have found that U.S.

Remainder. Product. Algorithm. Ordered pair. Seemingly jargony words and phrases like these, referring to specific math concepts, might seem complex for elementary school students to grasp. But ...

For as long as Jake Price has been a teacher, Wolfram Alpha — a website that solves algebraic problems online — has threatened to make algebra homework obsolete. Teachers learned to work around and ...