From Scoring Zero in First Grade to Getting an 'A' in Math Two Years Later | A Story of What I Let Go

There was a child who used to cry in front of their math worksheets at home.The other day, that child received a '5' in math ...

‘First in the nation’: Alabama revamps elementary math teacher training

Alabama is changing how it prepares future elementary school teachers to teach math, part of a broader effort to improve ...
Education Week

The Best Ways to Teach Word Problems So All Students Understand

Word problems try and tell students a story about the math problem in front of them. They are a useful way to connect abstract numbers to concrete situations, so students can learn early on to apply ...
eSchool News

First graders need a chance to explain their math thinking

My first graders ended this school year asking for more math. I know—I am still surprised myself, not because I ever doubted my students (in my decade of teaching, that has never happened!), but ...
Phys.org

Q&A: Math education and the importance of memory and problem solving

From classrooms to kitchen tables, debates about math education are never far away. Should teachers drill multiplication facts or encourage creative strategies to solve problems? The answer, ...
Education Week

Teachers Want Their Math Curricula to Do More. Here’s How

Dylan Kane likes his math curriculum. But there’s one important piece missing, he says. The 7th grade math teacher in Leadville, Colo., uses a program that teaches math skills through real-world ...