Teaching Skills by Using Them Rather than teaching skills “just in case,” we need to start teaching our students the skills they need, “just in time” for them to use them.

The divide makes it less likely that students who struggle will get access to proven strategies, researchers argue in a new study.

Singapore math was developed by that Southeast Asian country’s Ministry of Education decades ago. It is a teaching style that ...

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Many students in Shanghai, China, are taught math using the mastery approach. Getty / Guang Niu The predominantly Asian approach to teaching mathematics in schools, called the "mastery approach ...

The “emporium” approach has drawn national attention and support from deep-pocketed foundations. But two new studies raise questions about whether this model of mathematics instruction works ...

That, at least, is the hope behind the Virginia Initiative for Science Teaching and Achievement (VISTA), a program that teaches teachers how to incorporate problem-based, hands-on learning into their ...

They already have training and expertise in how to teach and a commitment to the profession. Specific training in maths will mean they can move from being out-of-field to “in-field”.

Katrina Schwartz at Mind/Shift recently wrote a great article about Real World Math, explaining why it can be such a useful tool. Petra takes an inquiry learning approach to the Google Earth-based ...

Proposed guidelines in the state would de-emphasize calculus, reject the idea that some children are naturally gifted and build a connection to social justice. Critics say math shouldn’t be ...