Pamela Weber Harris , a former high school math teacher contends in a new volume, Developing Mathematical Reasoning: Avoiding the Trap of Algorithms, that too many classrooms focus too much on ...

The training covers hands-on activities and teaching strategies ranging from the Concrete-Pictorial-Abstract approach to mental math, bar modelling, and computational strategies.

Three Strategies for Growing Student Engagement in Math Using Ed Tech Tools. By Emily Strickland; 10/10/22; For the last 25 years, my professional life has been devoted to teaching math. I’ve taught ...

And the time spent in math should be organic, rich, task-based teaching and learning. What this means is meaningful, personal experiences need to happen every day in math class.

One aspect of culture is a commonly held set of beliefs and norms that guides the practices of a group. At a broad/national level, the culture of mathematics teaching can be characterized as both an ...

Black girls, especially, had difficulty developing positive math identities and misunderstood the utility of math for their future careers. 71% of Black girls, compared to only 14% of Black boys ...

By teaching the topic cohesively as an extension of students’ existing ratio knowledge, I now get closer to 80% proficiency that I can far more easily maintain over the year because now solving ...

RI EDUCATION Schools are teaching math word problems all wrong. But some educators have found a better way. In Central Falls, R.I., teachers are trying new strategies that move away from focusing ...

The Mathematics Education program is designed for those with significant ability in a mathematics discipline and a serious commitment to teaching. The program’s curriculum teaches effective ...