Elementary students in some schools are using math to try to solve real problems, helping them see its practical applications.

Researcher Bethany Rittle-Johnson shares strategies for how teachers can help students develop a deeper understanding of math.

Singapore math was developed by that Southeast Asian country’s Ministry of Education decades ago. It is a teaching style that ...

Teaching students how to make inferences and see positive sides of even terrible ideas can help them develop critical thinking skills.

A set of guidelines adopted by 45 states this year may turn children into "little mathematicians" who don't know how to do actual math.

Asha K. Jitendra, Edward Sczesniak, Cynthia C. Griffin, Andria Deatline-Buchman, Mathematical Word Problem Solving in Third-Grade Classrooms, The Journal of ...

The school in Twin Falls received a $10,000 grant to purchase educational robotics for sixth grade students.

The purpose of this study was to examine how teachers' conceptions about teaching mathematics influence the manner in which they plan instruction in mathematical problem solving. 9 seventh-grade ...