Math is a hierarchical field, building sequentially on prior concepts. Likewise, math standards in each grade presume that ...

Doing repetitive computational problems for just a few minutes a day can help students grow their math muscles—and their ...

As teacher confidence grows, the way that math feels in the classroom begins to shift and evolves into a move positive ...

I heard one of my favorite phrases the other day in class. Two young women raised their hands during a partner task and blurted in frustration (and in unison): “This answer just doesn’t make any sense ...

In How Not to Be Wrong, Jordan Ellenberg argues that math is not a foreign language but a way of idiot-proofing our native tongue. SHARE There is nothing like reading correspondence between two ...

In discussions of progressive and constructivist teaching practices, math is often the odd subject out. Teachers and schools that are capable of creating real-world, contextualized, project-based ...

Having a poor "gut sense" of numbers can lead to a mathematical learning disability and difficulty in achieving basic math proficiency. This inaccurate number sense is just one cause of math learning ...

A baby's sense of numbers at the age of 6 months predicts how good that child will be at math at the age of 3, new research finds. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free ...