North Carolina education professors recently received a $2 million grant to help fund research projects to investigate new methods of teaching math. The funding comes from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and is being focused into two distinct projects. The …
A math teacher from Haslett High School in Haslet, Michigan recently received a top national honor along with a $25,000 reward. Students and faculty at the high school celebrated with Kevin Tobe after the award announcement was made. Tobe was …
Many students become frustrated with math, particularly when the concepts become more complex as they advance through elementary and middle school. Teachers have to tackle these challenges, often in non-traditional ways. Khan Academy curates a collection of more than 5,000 …
With great fanfare, Texas Commissioner of Education Michael Williams made a striking announcement on August 13, 2015. Ten teachers from around the state had been named finalists for a prestigious national award—the 2015 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and …
When entrepreneurs Sidharth Kakkar and Alexandr Kurilin spent a 30-day stint at an inner city school in Balitimore, Maryland they quickly realized that instead of actually understanding mathematical concepts, students usually processed lessons by copying down classroom notes and committing …
Florida math teacher, Steven Yerks, recently made waves in the local community when Administrative Law Judge Robert Meale recommended Yerks be rehired despite being discharged from Boyd Anderson High in Lakerdale Lakes after an annual evaluation revealed incidents of misconduct, among …
While all teachers are faced with students who struggle in their subject area, Granville Middle School math teacher Jill Esh has mastered the difficult feat of bringing such students around to love learning math. Esh has taught at this school …
You might think it is good to have parents frequently help their children with their math homework, but a recent study showed that this is not always the case. A study published in Psychological Science found that math-anxious parents who …
One of the biggest hurdles for educators to jump over is the limitation of the young, developing human brain. Certain concepts are simply beyond the ability of young students to grasp. However, when it comes to math, some teachers believe …
A North Hunterdon High School math teacher was recently named as a recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Kathleen Carter was one of 108 to be honored with this prestigious award. Carter has been …