In the minds of many people, math lives in the classroom—on blackboards, in textbooks, and in tests. New research from Amber ...

Exploring concepts such as observation and measurement in the fresh air can give students a new and playful perspective on ...

Improving children's understanding of math helps them develop more balanced decision-making, says a UNSW expert in mathematics education. Using math critically allows us to consider complex personal ...

Math education is rapidly changing. And while there are real headwinds with respect to math achievement, the new ideas and curricula that are emerging have the potential to power real progress for ...

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

Math teacher Samantha McGlennen wandered around her Summit Middle School classroom, unfazed by the students’ chatter and laughter during a recent lesson about exponential growth. Their behavior – ...

Do you struggle to visualize how to rotate your shoes so that they nest together in a shoe box? How are you with flat-packed furniture? Are you good at giving directions? These everyday activities ...

Summer vacation is here, and while fun is on the agenda, keeping up with academic skills may not be. This means many students return to school in the fall at a slightly lower academic level than they ...

This is the first article in a two-part series about rough draft math, a concept that applies a process from language arts — creating, discussing and revising rough drafts — to math classrooms. In ...

Today, elementary mathematics classrooms look and sound very different than what many parents may have experienced. Many mathematics education researchers note that getting learners talking about ...

Humans are born to do math, and they have the brain infrastructure to prove it—including a cluster of specialized nerve cells for processing numbers. Despite this dedicated cluster, mathematical ...

Tune in to CNN Films’ “We Will Rise: Michelle Obama’s Mission to Educate Girls Around the World,” Wednesday, October 12 at 9pm EST. I’m a mom of two and wanted to see if I was saying something to my ...