Ohio's Senate Bill 19 would prohibit teachers from leading math instruction until they meet a minimum standard.
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 ...
A hands-on, integrated approach has the potential to transform math from a gatekeeper into a gateway for STEM opportunities for all students.
American students are struggling with math, but what’s really to blame? Some blame the pandemic. Others point to overreliance ...
We know the struggle with mathematics—for both teachers and students—all too well. Students’ math scores, as per the “Nation’s Report Card,” have plunged to record lows. Misconceptions in early grades ...
The students in math professor Jan Koop’s summer workshops this year used pattern blocks, geoboards and other hands-on teaching tools to understand mathematical concepts. In their quest for better ...
Lizzy Staugler ’24, ’25 enjoys helping students find their way through the unfamiliar thickets of high school and college mathematics in much the same way she enjoyed guiding her young charges toward ...
But, both of these would require large structural changes for a course that teaches hundreds of students a year — something that can’t really happen in the near term. What could happen now, though, is ...
More than 600 Arizona math teachers gathered this weekend at Tucson High School to address a crisis.