These student-constructed problems foster collaboration, communication, and a sense of ownership over learning.

SAN ANTONIO – A recent study by the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study showed math scores for U.S. students between fourth and eighth grade are declining. Part of the problem is ...

Students often struggle to connect math with the real world. Word problems—a combination of words, numbers, and mathematical operations—can be a perfect vehicle to take abstract numbers off the page.

Ashley Morris has spent her professional life teaching math to students. She taught for 11 years in Wake County public schools and local private and charter schools. But her real passion lies with ...

Segue Institute for Learning teacher Cassandra Santiago introduces a lesson on word problems to her first graders one spring afternoon. Credit: Phillip Keith for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger ...

MEDIA. WELCOME BACK. AS THE SCHOOL YEAR WRAPS UP FOR WINSTON-SALEM FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOLS, THERE ARE ALREADY EFFORTS UNDERWAY TO SET UP STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS THIS FALL, OUR JACKIE PASCALE EXPLAINS THE ...