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 ...

When Eric Weber, professor and chair of mathematics at Iowa State University, talks about data science with future math teachers, he doesn't begin with code, algorithms, or buzzwords. Instead, he asks ...

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 ...

Supporters say integrated math opens doors to a variety of STEM pathways in high school. The tradeoff? It may leave some ...

Math achievement has been stagnating for over a decade. What could turn that around? As the “science of reading” makes big strides, one can’t help but ask if there’s an analogous “science of math.” ...

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