The Conversation

No matter what method is used to teach math, make it fun

There’s a change coming to Ontario’s elementary school math curriculum. The new provincial government says it is responding to a decline of standardized test scores and plans to recommend a return to ...
Education Week

Math: The Most Powerful Civics Lesson You’ve Never Had

Elections are all about numbers, sometimes hinging on miniscule percentage-point differences in turnouts. Math teacher Alison Strole’s middle school students know this better than your average ...
The Conversation

When children’s real lives are part of maths lessons, it’s easier to learn

Something still seems to be missing in teaching mathematics. BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images It’s a problem because mathematics is the bedrock for the development of scientific reasoning.
Harvard Medical School

One way is the wrong way to do math. Here’s the right way.

There’s never just one way to solve a math problem, says Jon R. Star, a psychologist and professor of education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. With researchers from Vanderbilt University ...
TES

Multiply Integers Using a Written Method | Year 7 Core Maths | Print-Free I Do–We Do–You Do

Using a Written Method to Multiply Integers is a complete Year 7 Core mathematics lesson delivered through an editable, standalone and print-free PowerPoint. Pupils learn to use a reliable written ...
NPR

Why Elementary Math Lessons Are Changing In Florida Schools

At dinner tables across Florida, parents and their elementary school children are trying to solve a math problem: What’s going on with my kid’s homework? Florida is one of dozens of states that has ...