1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (570+ words) What can teachers and students learn from “wrong” answers? Today’s post is the first in a series answering that question. It can be so tempting to call out wrong answers, with a “nope!,” an immediate correction, or seeking and praising…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (716+ words) Educators’ anxiety about teaching math could negatively affect their students’ performance, a new study finds. And students who are Black, Hispanic, or from low-income families are more likely to have teachers who are uncomfortable with the subject. The findings, published…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (810+ words) Alison J. Mello is an author and consultant who has been an educator for 30 years working as a classroom teacher, math specialist, curriculum director, assistant superintendent, and graduate instructor: Ten years ago it was 2016. The Common Core State Standards were still…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (405+ words) Most broadly, a growing “science of math” movement has begun to take shape, drawing on cognitive science to reexamine how students acquire mathematical knowledge. Its core premise is straightforward: Reasoning, problem-solving, and mathematical flexibility depend on knowledge that must first…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1081+ words) Dylan Kane likes his math curriculum. But there’s one important piece missing, he says. The 7th grade math teacher in Leadville, Colo., uses a program that teaches math skills through real-world problem solving. A lesson on proportional relationships, for example, asks…...

3+ mon, 4+ hour ago   (402+ words) During a recent reading lesson in my 2nd grade classroom, I asked my students to explain the central idea of a short passage. A few hands went up right away. Other students stared at the page or quietly waited, unsure how…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago   (207+ words) Newly released national test scores show student achievement in math rising at the elementary school level—but not among middle school students, whose achievement has stagnated after years of steady decline. What factors could be behind older students’ academic struggles…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (482+ words) I love a good road trip, particularly now that things have thawed here in New England. In addition to picking a playlist or downloading an audiobook, I set my GPS to be sure I’m taking the best route. This is…...