“To teach well, you should pay careful attention to what an assignment will make students think about,” Willingham advises, ...

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Teachers can use these questions to draw students out and get worthwhile formative assessment responses to guide instruction.

For generations, math has been taught according to the same, basic class structure—teachers lecture their students on concepts, and then ask them to work individually on math problems in their ...

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It is no secret that many students are not passionate about math. Students feel disconnected from what is taught in class, unsure of the benefits of math and reluctant to pursue careers in the field.

Associate Professor of Mathematics Katy Ott was the first teacher to introduce Nerea Barranco Aramburu ’25 to the experience of learning through small group collaboration. Ott also introduced Arumbu ...

ANAHEIM – Nine year-old Nancy Ruiz sits down at a cafeteria table strewn with small circular plastic chips, and cautiously examines a sheet of paper with a diagram for the “chip number puzzle.” The ...

For Daniel James, teaching applied linear algebra and a 6 a.m. weightlifting class aren’t as different as they may seem.

UW-Superior hosts annual high school math meet, drawing students from across Wisconsin and Minnesota to compete in ...

Abstract Algebra” lecture, I tend to buffer them with filler words: “like,” “wait,” “sorry.” While my friend and I raise our ...

North Carolina is working on a major overhaul of its math standards that state officials hope will better connect what students learn in the classroom to the real world.