Charity Watson’s Calculus I class looks different than most. Instead of lecturing from the front of the room, the mathematics professor usually stays to the side, solving problems from her desk. She ...
Different techniques of math education open new avenues to help students grasp basic concepts, unlocking access to a vast ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Shocking stat: 85% of Memphis students ...
Come and pull up a chair in Deborah Harper’s senior-level math class, there are plenty to go around because the students don’t use them. Class starts with each student randomly drawing a card which ...
It’s a common experience for many New York City parents. They sit down to help their kids with math homework, only to be totally flummoxed. Part of the reason is math instruction has undergone a ...
Get ready --- your child's math homework may look a little different soon. Dallas ISD has adopted a new $8 million math curriculum they hope will help students master and improve math scores. It's one ...
Across the country, parents are discovering that what their children bring home from school looks very little like what they once learned. It isn’t just math — reading lessons, writing expectations, ...
Parents trying to help their children with math homework are frustrated. Even highly educated parents — some with master’s and doctoral degrees — are complaining that they can’t figure out the new ...
The New York State Education Department is pushing new math guidelines, including a recommendation that teachers stop giving timed quizzes — because it stresses students out. The new guidelines also ...