Debates over how geometry is understood and learned date back at least to the days of Plato, with more recent scholars concluding that only humans possess the foundations of this understanding.

In this video I will work through 22 different examples of solving two-step equations using a worksheet I created for my students. I will use the properties of equality, inverse operations, and ...

In this video I work through 129 examples of evaluating trigonometric expressions. We will evaluate the sine, cosine, and tangent using angles from the unit circle. To do this I will sketch each angle ...

A fifth-grade student in Ellanise Hines’ class works on calculating the volume of a prism. Credit: Steven Yoder for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for ...

For many individuals, growing uncomfortable with mathematics often starts in early childhood when they receive a worksheet with numbers on it. At this point in life, there may be feelings of panic, ...

Math can be made more meaningful in kindergarten when teachers set up activities that tap into the excitement of the fall season—pumpkins, leaves, weather changes, and familiar traditions. These ...

The New York State Education Department is pushing new math guidelines, including a recommendation that teachers stop giving timed quizzes — because it stresses students out. The new guidelines also ...

Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools. Illinois has released the first draft of a road map ...

When the digital revolution first hit classrooms in the early 2010s—and more schools began issuing laptops or tablets to students for individual use—online learning seemed to promise a faster, easier ...

What is past progressive tense? Sometimes the past progressive tense is known as the past continuous tense. This is probably a better term to help remember what it is referring to. Past progressive ...

In many schools where I coach, double periods of math instruction have become common to support struggling learners. This extended time is often underutilized for students who are already on track, ...

Education news and commentary, delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 newsletter. “Well, that’s not how I learned it,” proclaimed the person sitting next to me. The comment is a familiar ...