TORONTO — The Ontario government released the province's new elementary math curriculum to better prepare students for work in a rapidly changing world, strengthen math competence and improve grades.
What mathematical knowledge do elementary teachers use in teaching? About 10 years ago, Deborah Ball and her colleagues at Michigan State University carried out a research project to address this ...
After rejecting dozens of math textbooks this month for containing “prohibited topics” that included references to critical race theory, the Florida Department of Education left public elementary ...
Elementary teachers can create opportunities throughout the day for students to strengthen their math knowledge.
Let’s get started with today’s online chat, which focuses on the state of math standards around the country. With all of the talk about the need to boost students’ skills in math and science, many ...
When you think back on elementary school math, do you have fond memories of the countless worksheets you completed on adding fractions or solving division problems? Probably not. Researchers and ...
As part of a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant, the University of Delaware hosted the Mathematics Teacher Preparation Conference on June 6-8, welcoming mathematics teacher education faculty from ...
Education leaders across Pennsylvania readily acknowledge that student achievement in mathematics is not where it needs to be. This harsh reality, exacerbated by the pandemic, continues today as we ...
Female elementary school teachers who are anxious about math pass on to female students the stereotype that boys, not girls, are good at math. Girls who endorse this belief then do worse at math, ...