For decades, many students have sat in math classes wondering when they will ever use the lessons they are learning in real ...

A movement to help students understand rather than memorize has had sprawling effects, including pushback on teaching methods ...

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 ...

Students in Kristen Gonsoir’s classroom at Groton Area High School in Groton, S.D., spend a lot of time solving equations together. Early this school year, they passed almost an entire period working ...

Segue Institute for Learning teacher Cassandra Santiago introduces a lesson on word problems to her first graders one spring afternoon. Credit: Phillip Keith for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger ...

Remember the principal who spent a night on the roof of Coolidge Elementary after daring his students to hit one million math problems? Turns out that rooftop sleepover was just the beginning.

This article was originally published in The Hechinger Report. ASTON, Pa.— In Jodie Murphy’s kindergarten class, math lessons go beyond the basics of counting and recognizing numbers. On a recent ...

Elementary teachers can talk with students one-on-one to probe their thinking and learn things that might be missed with traditional assessments.

Watch as Steve Butler teaches his students the mathematics of juggling. Video by Alex Murphy AMES, Iowa – Steve Butler casually tosses a ball from his left hand to his right to demonstrate his point ...

Proposed changes to North Carolina's math standards would shake up requirements for upperclassmen in the state’s public high schools and emphasize real-world problem-solving in all grade levels. The ...

Explore the roots of math anxiety in students and discover strategies to foster confidence and understanding in mathematics.