“It allows them to express themselves freely,” Perez said. “It’s not just about math. It’s about kids that are so intimidated to say anything,” Perez recalled one student in a small group who talked ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If asked to name the school districts that do the best job of teaching math, people might think of wealthy enclaves like Scarsdale ...

It is one of most widely accepted axioms in math education: Good teachers matter. But what are the qualities of an effective mathematics teacher? The answer, as a recent federal report suggests, ...

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In education circles, early literacy — such as ensuring all children are reading by third grade — gets a lot of attention, and rightfully so. Early reading skills have been shown to have a profound ...

Jennifer Hedrington, a seventh-grade math teacher at Ferryway School in Malden, was named Tuesday as Massachusetts’s 2021 Teacher of the Year, the state’s top annual award for educators. Hedrington is ...

There’s a change coming to Ontario’s elementary school math curriculum. The new provincial government says it is responding to a decline of standardized test scores and plans to recommend a return to ...

Interactive learning tools are transforming 7th grade math from a chore into an adventure. With adaptive lessons, gamified challenges, and instant feedback, students can strengthen skills while ...