A key part—though surely not the only part—of early-grades math is ensuring students get the basic arithmetic functions down and, beyond that, making sure they’re able to swiftly and automatically ...

EdSource · How one student got her middle school to change its name (rebroadcast) Tracy Johnston Zager, a 4th grade math teacher from Washington state, has become a rock star among teachers, including ...

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 ...

Kirk Walters is a managing researcher for American Institutes for Research, or AIR, focused on K-12 math teaching and learning. As a teacher in San Bernardino, he joined in a research project and ...

What was the hardest part about teaching during the pandemic? Seeing students who already struggled not be able to get what they needed during that time. Before the pandemic, I could work with ...

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 ...

The idea that math is a natural-born talent—that some people just “get it,” and others won’t no matter the time and effort put in—is a mentality that researchers and schools have been challenging for ...

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. Sixth grade can ...

Most of us either loved or hated math in school. If you grew up with negative feelings about math, you can avoid inadvertently passing these attitudes to your children. When I taught math in grade ...

As a mathematics education researcher, I study how math instruction impacts students' learning, from following standard math procedures to understanding mathematical concepts. Focusing on the latter, ...