This is not so different from what high school students need as they chart a course to graduation; they should have a goal or ...

City Schools partnered with AMSTI for a three-day math training focused on hands-on, inquiry-based instruction for K-5 teachers. — Teachers observed live classroom ...

When I was a new teacher, I wanted my students to see math not just as numbers and equations but as a tool to understand the world around them. My goal wasn’t for them to simply memorize formulas to ...

Teachers can help ease the anxiety that many students feel with these strategies for creating joyful learning experiences.

One of the joys of being an educator is embracing all the differences every student brings to the classroom, while teaching them to celebrate those unique traits in themselves and each other. Yet, ...

Our analyses of the mathematics to be learned, our reading of the research in cognitive psychology and mathematics education, our experience as learners and teachers of mathematics, and our ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Linda Darling-Hammond is an expert on education research and policy. PISA scores reveal deep problems in how the United States ...

International tests scores released this month provide further evidence that U.S. students are behind where they should be in math, a problem that has huge implications for their success in school and ...

Imagine a classroom full of bright young students, all striving to do their best on a high school math test. They sit, heads slightly bowed, pencils ready, each one thinking about how to tackle each ...

I recently had a fascinating discussion with an 11-year-old member of a group receiving prizes for excelling in math tests offered by state and national testing bodies. The youngest of a large number ...

A statewide numeracy plan is intended to guide teachers, schools and districts in developing strategies for improving student ...