Helping students to develop math fluency takes more than just flash cards. It requires teaching them how to think about ...

I once asked a colleague if he’d read a particular book. “Read it?” he replied incredulously. “I haven’t even taught it!” A former college English professor, he came by the joke honestly. The first ...

In most math classes in Pocahontas County, W.Va., students aren’t taking notes from the board. They’re not listening to a teacher lecture. Instead, small groups in middle and high school classrooms ...

Regarding Rob Coppock's July 17 Local Opinions commentary, "For educators pushing eighth-grade algebra, an 'F' in brain science": I have an engineering background, and I spent 20 years in the Air ...

A boy in Lafayette, Indiana, recently thought his struggle with math was an emergency. He called 911 and told the operator he’d had a bad day at school and had tons of homework. The operator asked him ...

Discover how Norlen Melendez is transforming education through innovative teaching, leadership, and a mission to inspire ...

A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is four-fifths of the price. What is his profit? Teaching math in 1960: A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of ...

Oak Park and River Forest teacher Sheila Hardin was named the state’s best math teacher by the Illinois Council of Teachers ...

"My job is to interact with kids," says Alonzo Nelson, Jr., who teaches high school math in Belleville, Illinois. "I miss the human element of it" After almost a year-and-a-half t eaching classes via ...