Mathematicians from across East Texas gathered at SFA on Tuesday to test their mental prowess against specially devised problems on bisection algorithms by Dr. Jeremy Becnel, associate professor math ...

A new University of Exeter study shows that group work and discussion can significantly increase students’ confidence in using math during science lessons. Researchers found that students employ ...

Meeting every 5th grader’s math needs means moving beyond one-size-fits-all lessons. Differentiation, flexible grouping, and targeted interventions help bridge gaps and challenge advanced learners.

Problem solving is one of today’s top skills—students who apply problem-solving strategies in the classroom are building important talents for college and the workforce. The math classroom is one of ...

Starting with the problem number ten on our list of math problem-solving activities for middle school – one night a hungry King couldn’t sleep. He went down to the kitchen, where he found a crate full ...

Technology is often promoted as a solution to our educational challenges, but truly effective, research-based innovations are few and far between. However, a new partnership announced today brings ...

Wendy Monroy is a Mathematics Coach for the Los Angeles Unified School District in Los Angeles, California and is a member of the Instructional Leadership Corps, a collaboration among the California ...

The term "computer" used to be applied to humans that performed calculations by hand. It's still important for today's kids to still know how to, say, multiply without using their calculators (or ...

There is a general sense that programming is related to math and that people who are successful in math are often successful at programming. For math teachers, a natural question arises: “What is the ...