Math education can be difficult—for students and teachers. Those difficulties are often magnified when students have learning disabilities such as dyscalculia that can make it difficult to learn math ...

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 ...

About seven years ago, some friends who had high school-age children urged me to attend a meeting to discuss our district’s math curriculum, called College Preparatory Math (CPM). Until then I hadn’t ...

I found that college students who are taking courses to become teachers can change their beliefs of how science and mathematics should be taught to and learned by K-12 students. To challenge my ...

Become the math teacher your future students need. There’s a difference between learning a subject and learning to teach it. You’ll want to do both to be the kind of teacher that inspires their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Preschool teacher Emily Johnson counts the row of green bear figurines Mayeda Alan, 4, has set on a table at the George Forbes ...

Far too many students enter math class expecting to fail. For them, math isn’t just a subject–it’s a source of anxiety that chips away at their confidence and makes them question their abilities. A ...

Fierce wars continue to rage around math instruction, but there are many practical changes we should make for mathematics students upon which most of us can probably agree, that could transform their ...

Student work posted in an elementary school before the pandemic shows the “partial product” method of solving a multiplication problem, one of many methods students have learned with Common Core.

Mathematics permeates all aspects of everyday life, from genetic code to GPS satellites. However, traditional math education often fails to instill a love for mathematics and habits of mathematical ...