1. Fast and Slow Piles. This works well as a starting or closing activity. Students sort math fact cards into fast and slow piles. This visual way of tracking facts highlights which facts come ...

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 ...

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 ...

What teacher isn’t on the lookout for new and effective instructional strategies? In this multipart series, educators will share their “nominations” for those teaching strategies that can be effective ...

With support from GPE and other partners, Cambodia is building a stronger teaching workforce through STEPCam. By embedding effective practices into the education system, the country is paving the way ...

Pop question — no Googling: How many of Japan's Nobel laureates were awarded medals for their work in physics? The answer: 10, or nearly half of the total. You could deduce from this that Japan is ...

When the numbers don’t add up or fall short of expectations it might be time to do something different. Two math-related discussions highlighted the Calvert school board’s Sept. 25 work session. The ...