I wasn’t expecting a math journal entry to shift my perspective. But as I scanned through my students’ reflections that morning, one response stopped me in my tracks: “It’s more important to me that ...

During the day, I teach Algebra I classes to high school freshmen in Springfield, Missouri. One night per week, I teach preservice elementary school teachers who serve as paraprofessionals at K-12 ...

Families might be wondering why their child's math classroom looks so different from what they remember in school. Why aren't teachers putting students on the spot and getting them to prove that they ...

Few elementary education programs give future teachers enough exposure to foundational math concepts, like number sense and algebraic reasoning, before they reach the classroom. That’s the upshot of a ...

With a few instructional shifts, teachers can create classrooms that better encourage confidence and academic growth.

Elementary school teachers often play a special role in their students’ lives, wiping away their kindergarteners’ tears when they’re missing their parents or supporting their fourth graders through a ...

Walk into many school district offices today, and you’re likely to hear a troubling narrative: They don’t have enough effective math teachers to support their students. New research from the ...

For as long as Jake Price has been a teacher, Wolfram Alpha — a website that solves algebraic problems online — has threatened to make algebra homework obsolete. Teachers learned to work around and ...

In its “State of the States” report on math instruction published last week, the National Council on Teacher Quality sharply criticized California and many of its teacher certification programs for ...

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- For many, playing a game of chess is a hobby. At Redeemer Lutheran School in Escambia County it's ...

Jenny March, May's winner of the "Nicholas Markets Fresh Grocer Amazing Teacher Award," breaks down walls to help students ...