Teachers can get kids comfortable with math concepts by using numeracy-focused vocabulary in everyday classroom activities.

Updated at 11:00 a.m. ET on October 5, 2023. When I decided to read every word of California’s 1,000-page proposal to transform math education in public schools, I learned that even speculative ...

Dallas chief academic officer Shannon Trejo said some students might begin middle school fuzzy on various math ideas. Or, because of the COVID-19 disruption, they may have some gaps in their ...

Daniel 3 years ago 3 years ago. To become proficient in high school level math, it takes a Herculean amount of effort for most students. The way math is typically taught (with rules and algorithms), ...

California education officials on Wednesday approved a long-studied overhaul of the state’s math teaching guide, with sweeping changes designed to make the subject more relevant and accessible ...

A paper co-authored by Scott that outlines some of the key ideas that guide her research, “We Ask So Much of These Tiny Humans: Supporting Beginning Teachers to Honor the Dignity of Young People ...

Other ideas from teachers for improving math skills - More school district leaders and teachers committing to “just-in-time” or accelerated learning/grade-level work.

Calcea Johnson and Ne'Kiya Jackson surprised the math world when, as seniors in high school, they produced innovative solutions to a 2,000-year-old puzzle.

Declining math skills are a nationwide problem, Copur-Gencturk observes. “There is definitely math anxiety and avoidance going on with elementary school teachers, but we cannot blame them,” she says, ...

They were seniors in high school during the math contest, motivated by the promise of $500 in prize money. Over several months, the students spent almost all their free time developing their ideas.