Math can be a difficult subject for students to master—and for teachers to teach. Concepts build on each other, so any gaps in knowledge compound over time. Plus, the subject can be rife with fraught ...
Some of the biggest challenges in teaching math aren’t about the numbers and operations themselves, but students’ attitudes toward them. Getting students to think deeply about problems, persevere ...
Math anxiety is a significant challenge for students worldwide. While personalized support is widely recognized as the most ...
Provide opportunities for students to engage in data and statistical reasoning using authentic datasets. Use real-life civic and social contexts, such as housing costs, pollution, and school funding, ...
Americans have a complicated relationship with math. Studies reveal that a vast majority of adults living in the United States believe math skills are essential — but more than a third report having ...
Hui Couch, a ninth grade math teacher at Newcomer Academy, strives to make her class an inclusive environment where students ...
These student-constructed problems foster collaboration, communication, and a sense of ownership over learning.
Teachers need supported opportunities to practice instructional approaches with students with disabilities using research-informed pedagogies (NCTM & CEC, 2024) that draw from both the fields of ...
The ongoing math wars plus persistent teacher pipeline issues are among the most powerful forces behind students’ longstanding poor performance in the subject, a new study finds. The Center on ...
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 ...
American students are struggling with math, but what’s really to blame? Some blame the pandemic. Others point to overreliance ...
COLORADO — Math can be challenging for many students. Recognizing the need for additional math support, the Colorado Department of Education partnered with 18 teachers statewide to develop a free ...