4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (844+ words) Seemingly jargony words and phrases like these, referring to specific math concepts, might seem complex for elementary school students to grasp. But teachers who use them regularly are more likely to boost student math scores, new research finds. The paper…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (855+ words) Algebra 1 is considered the gateway to advanced math, leading to heated debates about course timing: Unprepared students shouldn’t take it too soon and risk failing, but higher-achieving students will miss out on high-level math courses if they delay. New research…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (174+ words) “Science of reading.” “Science of learning.” “Science of math. There appear to be more “science ofs” than you can shake a stick at. Here’s one educator’s cautions about a “science of math.” Sara Schwartz recently summed up the current status…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (605+ words) A post I published last month considered the past 10 years of math instruction and what the next 10 might look like. Today, we’re doing the same thing with science. Stephen Fleenor, Ph.D., is the co-founder and CEO of Constructed Learning:…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (984+ words) While many school districts have been fixated in recent years on helping young students rebuild flagging math skills, there’s also a growing awareness that math learning among middle and high schoolers is badly off track. Recent scores on the National…...

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…...