Using words like ‘factors,’ ‘denominators’ and ‘multiples’ may be part of a constellation of good math teaching practices.

To learn math, students must build a mental toolbox of facts and procedures needed for different problems. But students who can recall these foundational facts in isolation often struggle to use them ...

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

Few elementary education programs give future teachers enough exposure to foundational math concepts, like number sense and algebraic reasoning, before they reach the classroom. That’s the upshot of a ...

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Imagine you’re a character in a math problem. You have three platters, but two cakes. All three platters need to have the same amount of cake. How would you split it? Without even saying the word ...

Saidulu Akkenapalli has achieved a remarkable academic milestone by earning a Doctorate in Mathematics from PK University, Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh, proving that teaching is a lifelong journey ...

Merri Broussard, a math teacher at Little Cypress Intermediate, brilliantly transforms student attitudes towards math earning ...

Baltimore — Imagine you’re a character in a math problem. You have three platters, but two cakes. All three platters need to have the same amount of cake. How would you split it? Without even saying ...