Math teacher Emma Chiappetta uses a three-round exercise to help students not only recognize their errors, but also generate ...
It is no secret that many students are not passionate about math. Students feel disconnected from what is taught in class, unsure of the benefits of math and reluctant to pursue careers in the field.
Associate Professor of Mathematics Katy Ott was the first teacher to introduce Nerea Barranco Aramburu ’25 to the experience of learning through small group collaboration. Ott also introduced Arumbu ...
Helping students see how what they are learning in school is relevant to their lives, hopes, and dreams enhances motivation. It can also be challenging to teachers who are tasked with covering a lot ...
For much of her teaching career, Carrie Stark relied on math games to engage her students, assuming they would pick up concepts like multiplication by seeing them in action. The kids had fun, but the ...
An 11-year-old Ridgeview student’s idea became a math club that placed in the top 10% nationally in its first year of ...
These four classroom shifts can make academic risk-taking feel safer, clearer, and more worthwhile for middle school students ...
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics is seeking PreK–12 math educators and classroom teachers who teach math for its Classroom Research Grant program, open to applicants through November 1, ...
In Dan Goldfield’s high school math class, students don’t learn about large numbers by staring at a whiteboard and copying zeros. They go to a beach and count grains of sand. “Some of them start by ...
Teachers are the first to tell you whether PD is worth their time…and our teachers are asking for more of this professional ...