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 ...
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. As a senior at Indianapolis’ Ben Davis High School, Jacob Gregory enrolled in an Exploratory ...
After a contentious road to approve a new set of statewide guidelines on teaching students math, California officials must still figure out how to support school districts with implementation. The ...
In an ever-changing world, education must adapt to prepare children for the challenges of the 21st century. In a society where calculators and digital technologies are ubiquitous, mathematics ...
As her 7th graders wrapped up the school year this past spring, Louisiana math teacher Lerinda Baham was finishing a class of her own—a 50-hour teacher training in middle school math. With the ...
Rocky Point High School math teacher Jay Rand likes to challenge his students with a classic head-scratcher on the first day ...
Math teachers are currently among the most in-demand educators in the US, as reported by the U.S. Department of Education. Math teacher shortages are concerning given the impact teacher shortages have ...
AJ Ferrell, a sophomore at Westland High School, struggled with chronic absenteeism, fighting and other disciplinary issues while she was in middle school. Then, during the pandemic, her mother, ...
Jim Talamo is just as happy talking about bowling, gourmet cooking and his collection of math T-shirts as he is discussing the classes he teaches at Ohio State. But when Talamo, a senior lecturer at ...