I wasn’t expecting a math journal entry to shift my perspective. But as I scanned through my students’ reflections that morning, one response stopped me in my tracks: “It’s more important to me that ...

With a few instructional shifts, teachers can create classrooms that better encourage confidence and academic growth.

The May 23 article, “Three Ways to Build Student Confidence in Math,” resonated deeply with my research on psychological safety and feedback in math classrooms. The article highlights formative ...

For the third consecutive year, NCTM and the National Association for the Education of Young Children's Early Math Interest Forum (NAEYC) will offer a complimentary summer webinar series focusing on ...

Families might be wondering why their child's math classroom looks so different from what they remember in school. Why aren't teachers putting students on the spot and getting them to prove that they ...

For as long as Jake Price has been a teacher, Wolfram Alpha — a website that solves algebraic problems online — has threatened to make algebra homework obsolete. Teachers learned to work around and ...

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

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 ...

Students in Carmel Del Mar’s Math Club had success competing in two international math competitions this school year, Math ...