When you went to school, you probably spent most of your day sitting in rows. But does this arrangement create the best learning environments? In
By proving and disproving number sentences, students can go beyond disconnected “math facts,” and begin seeing the connections between numbers.
Standards-based grading promises to increase the accuracy of grades. But what if the purpose of education isn’t just to accurately rate and sort students?
Recently, a viral math meme established, once and for all, that math is a language. And a nuanced once, at that. Where it started is
Reclaiming class time with a stopwatch is easy to implement and easy for students to understand. They know what’s expected, and they know where they stand.
This month’s Educator Spotlight Shines on David Franklin: a teacher, school leader, and education consultant. David talked with us about turning around a struggling San
“They know the math. They’re just can’t do the word problems. It’s their reading comprehension.” Ms. Hartwell was explaining why her students had struggled on
When starting a new year, it’s important to make the right first impression. Many teachers approach classroom management by making sure students know “who’s in
This Month’s Educator spotlight shines on Eliset Claudio. Ms. Claudio is a 6th Grade math teacher at MS 126 in Brooklyn. She shares how the