Here’s a shout out to fellow gray-hairs who learned math the “old-fashioned” way, by memorizing simple formulas along with facts about addition and multiplication. This technique is anathema in ...

Discover a math method that makes everything finally click. Simplify complex ideas and build a stronger foundation with ease.

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SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT (publ. 3/20/2015, pg. A4) A story about math instruction misstated standardized test scores of a charter school. At KIPP Bay Area schools last school year, 79 percent of ...

I don’t typically write responses to other opinion pieces, but there was one two weeks ago about new techniques in elementary math education that has inspired me. The main complaint was that there are ...

Explicit learning goals Interactive lectures Transformed homework problems (including a "bank" of potential HW problems) Common student difficulties & in-class group activities/tutorials Concept tests ...

Subtract within 1000 using various representations, strategies, and algorithms. Warm up with a Mystery Math Mistake to find a mistake made in using an algorithm for addition and subtraction. Subtract ...

I am a bit troubled by this new column from state Superintendent Richard Woods in which he decries “funny math methods.” I have never understood the assumption that somehow, if parents in Georgia ...