A national nonprofit that aims to improve math outcomes for students in pre-K-5 found there are four key elements to ...

S tan Yoshinobu didn’t invent inquiry-based learning, a method of instruction that replaces the time-honored lecture with student-led presentations and group work. That credit goes to the late ...

A controversial new movement promoting the "science of math" has come into the math establishment's crosshairs.

Teachers use a variety of methods to help students learn and retain material and we can find ways to modify those methods for independent studying, too. A great example of a widely-used pedagogical ...

Purveyors of the inquiry-based and student-centered math agenda, which has persisted for more than 20 years, argue traditionally taught math has never worked for the vast majority of the nation’s ...

RAPID CITY - Jane Pfeifle is sold on inquiry-based math. "I don't profess to know everything about it," she said. "But I like what I see in my own house." The Rapid City mother of three children, ages ...

Big changes are coming to how schools teach math in California, shifts in instructional practice that could have ripple effects across the country. But that process may take a while. Last week, the ...

A large, international study shows that problem-based learning is more effective than standard instruction in math and science, and a national survey confirms that students, parents and teachers all ...

High-quality instructional materials (HQIMs) are educational resources designed to effectively support student learning. They can include textbooks, lesson plans, digital resources and other materials ...

The “crisis” in college math readiness prompted a new inquiry from Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) to 35 universities. The inquiry seeks to “to uncover the root cause of students’ dramatic decline in ...