What started as a 50-point class project has become a published tool for changing how students think about mathematics.

In Dan Goldfield’s high school math class, students don’t learn about large numbers by staring at a whiteboard and copying zeros. They go to a beach and count grains of sand. “Some of them start by ...

Kisen Yao, Shirley You and Eric Shin recently beat out thousands of other students to advance to the finals of an ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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

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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 ...

Families might be wondering why their child's math classroom looks so different from what they remember in school. Why aren't teachers putting students on the spot and getting them to prove that they ...

Zearn Math is helping schools tackle declining math performance by combining digital lessons, teacher-led instruction, and real-time data to build strong numeracy skills. Consistent use—three or more ...