Consider the following scenario that frequently occurs in math classes throughout higher education. On the first day of class, a math professor announces to students, “If you don’t know this, this and ...

Little things make the difference between a math class that intimidates students and one that encourages them, says a math educator.

Imagine you’re a character in a math problem. You have three platters, but two cakes. All three platters need to have the same amount of cake. How would you split it? Without even saying the word ...

The very first year I taught middle school science, I found myself teaching more reading lessons than I had ever expected—and that didn’t change when I switched to a middle school math classroom two ...

How much of your professional learning for middle school math teachers emphasizes improving teaching first? You might be tempted to work on strengthening teachers’ math content knowledge first. But ...

DALLAS — In Eran McGowan’s math class, students try to teach each other. If a student is brave enough to share how they solved a math problem, they stand up in front of the other third graders ...

Mary Johnson is not a person you’d typically associate with the future. She is 81 and talks about teaching math in the District during the 1960s as if little time has passed.

Adults raised on the drill-and-kill math of the past, "fun" might not be a word they link to long division or algebra. But school officials want to ensure they teach math that's relevant to the world.