“To teach well, you should pay careful attention to what an assignment will make students think about,” Willingham advises, ...

Mathematical understanding should be a goal for every student and something they feel capable of achieving. But translating ...

Teachers can use these questions to draw students out and get worthwhile formative assessment responses to guide instruction.

University researchers are exploring a new way to use large language models (LLMs) for middle school math education. Researchers at George Mason University and William and Mary University have created ...

Abstract Algebra” lecture, I tend to buffer them with filler words: “like,” “wait,” “sorry.” While my friend and I raise our ...

Grades offer a snapshot of performance, but they rarely capture the full picture of a student’s understanding. Hidden gaps, ...

This fall, Temple’s math department accommodated more than 1,100 students in need of developmental math skills.

A little stress can motivate, but teachers increasingly report their students’ fears over math interfere with their learning. In a nationally representative survey conducted this spring, nearly all ...

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 ...

OPINION: Every child deserves the chance to build confidence with numbers before they start believing they're "not a math ...

Congratulations! High school graduation rates in your state are hitting all-time highs! But before you crack open the ...