The Hechinger Report

For teachers who fear math, banishing bad memories can help

Getting early-childhood educators more comfortable with teaching math was the focus of a summer workshop held by the Erikson Institute in Chicago, Ill. Credit: Camilla Forte/The Hechinger Report The ...
EdSurge

We Need More Math Teachers. Here’s How to Prepare Them for Life in the Classroom.

During the day, I teach Algebra I classes to high school freshmen in Springfield, Missouri. One night per week, I teach preservice elementary school teachers who serve as paraprofessionals at K-12 ...
Education Week

In Planning Lessons, Math Teachers Rely on What They Learned During Preservice

Elementary math teachers remember what they learn in their teacher preparation programs, and use it when writing lesson plans years down the road, according to a study published in the American ...
al.com

Math is hard — even for teachers. What if they conquered their math anxiety?

This story is part of a series from the Education Reporting Collaborative in partnership with AL.com. At the Erikson Institute, a child-development-focused graduate school in Chicago, this annual ...
KSAT

One way to boost students’ scores? Help teachers conquer their math anxiety

CHICAGO – In July, in a packed classroom in downtown Chicago, a group composed mostly of early elementary teachers and child care workers read a story about “Wendi,” a fictional preschool teacher who ...
Government Technology

Math Teachers Find Uses for AI in Lesson Planning, Tutoring

(TNS) — Matthew Karabinos was hesitant to try ChatGPT, a generative artificial intelligence tool, when it first came out in 2022. The sixth-grade math teacher was concerned about what the technology ...
China Daily Global Edition

Collaboration to help create future math teachers

China and Brazil will deepen educational ties and open new avenues for collaboration in mathematics education through teacher ...
EdSource

‘It’s a big world out there’: Teachers take math outside the classroom

April 30, 2026 - Students at college campuses across California recover hundreds of pounds of unserved food from dining halls to serve to their hungry classmates. In Dan Goldfield’s high school math ...
The Hechinger Report

PROOF POINTS: Many high school math teachers cobble together their own instructional materials from the internet and elsewhere, a survey finds

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. Writing lesson ...

The New Way Kids Learn Math—and How to Support Them at Home

Elementary math isn't taught the same way it was when we were kids. Here's how to help your child succeed with their math ...
The Hill

Math is hard — even for teachers. What if they conquered their math anxiety?

CHICAGO (AP) — In July, in a packed classroom in downtown Chicago, a group composed mostly of early elementary teachers and child care workers read a story about “Wendi,” a fictional preschool teacher ...