Welcome to Teaching in Room 9, the area's largest classroom. I'm Mrs. Forth from the Rockwood School District. We're gonna have a lot of fun this week talking about fluency. That's right, we're really ...

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 ...

Educators in 2025 are shifting from speed-only drills to strategy-rich, engaging methods for teaching math fact fluency. By blending games, visual models, and structured practice, students build ...

The Education Week Spotlight on Evidence-Based Teaching in the Math Classroom is a collection of articles hand-picked by our editors for their insights on best practices for developing math word ...

When Mike Kenny was a fifth-grade teacher in Essex Junction, he learned early in his career that the traditional way to teach math, which includes repetitive practice of math problems, did not work ...

As a former math teacher, every Teacher Appreciation Week reminds me of the math-themed gifts I received from students — from a personalized calculator to a coffee mug adorned with equations. As I ...