From fractions and decimals to distance and time, the humble-but-versatile number line can deepen students’ understanding of ...

Faculty and students from the Department of Mathematical Sciences recently represented the U of A at two regional conferences focused on mathematics and mathematics education, highlighting innovative ...

Keeping students motivated and engaged in math is a challenge—but the right strategies can make all the difference. This webinar, designed for teachers and education leaders, will explore ...

A third grader in Kathy Neumann’s class in Howard County, Md., uses one-inch tiles to find the area of a rectangle. The district is embracing several practices to boost students’ math achievement ...

Touch devices--such as iPods and iPads--represent a fundamental change in computing. They are unobtrusive, powerful, and intuitive devices that support authentic acts of learning through exploration, ...

A blend of family attitudes, cultural ideas, and frustration often lead students to believe that math ability is a fixed trait like eye color, teachers say. They believe they are either born with the ...

For the last 25 years, my professional life has been devoted to teaching math. I’ve taught math to students in grades 6–8 as well as high school geometry, and I have loved every moment of it. For the ...

From left, Victoria Aguirre, first-grade teacher, Margie Ryckman, fourth-grade teacher, and Jill Carlson, fifth-grade teacher within GUSD say they walk into their classrooms each day with urgency, ...

For Daniel James, teaching applied linear algebra and a 6 a.m. weightlifting class aren’t as different as they may seem.

Teacher Jamie Gallimore uses a few new tactics in her seventh grade math classroom at Martin Middle School after working with district math coach Ed Baker. (Andrea Morales for The Hechinger Report) In ...