For almost a decade, a debate has raged over the best way to teach mathematics and science. Should teachers instruct students in the subjects’ facts and procedures and then give them the opportunity ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Azure Garrett, a fourth-grade teacher at Leadership Prep Canarsie, a charter school in Brooklyn, New York, works with student ...

When I was a new teacher, I wanted my students to see math not just as numbers and equations but as a tool to understand the world around them. My goal wasn’t for them to simply memorize formulas to ...

After 15 years of inquiry into children’s understanding and learning of whole numbers, I can sum up what I have learned very simply. To teach math, you need to know three things. You need to know ...

When I started as a K–8 STEM coach at Amesbury Public Schools, I noticed that the math and science lessons we were teaching in elementary school weren’t vertically integrated with what we were ...

The mission statement of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM or the Council), developed in 1995, centers on standards: The mission of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics ...

A Brief Overview Dyscalculia is a specific learning disability that affects a person’s ability to understand numbers and learn math concepts. Like dyslexia, which impacts reading skills, dyscalculia ...

Elementary school teachers can use these activities to enrich the study of many different science topics in the elementary curriculum. Topics are aligned with curriculum for physical science, earth ...

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — Students at Fairfield Middle School in Henrico County are learning math, science, and coding with the help of a golf simulator. The technology records swing tracking data that ...