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Study investigates why mathematical identity is important for students' motivation and competence
Students' perceptions of their mathematical identity can provide insight into why some lose motivation or underperform in ...
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Is it Bad to Memorize All Those Algorithms in Math?
Pamela Weber Harris , a former high school math teacher contends in a new volume, Developing Mathematical Reasoning: Avoiding ...
In a Northeast Philadelphia classroom, Kyle Schwarber's home runs are helping students learn math skills
At Mast Community Charter School II, Amber Kiley is incorporating her students' love of Philadelphia sports into her math ...
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Philadelphia teacher uses Eagles and Phillies stats to make math exciting
As a way to engage her students, Mast Community Charter School II teacher Amber Kiley devises math problems involving Saquon Barkley's rushing yards and Kyle Schwarber's home runs. Ross DiMattei ...
Champion for Science Education Begins Term as 2025–2026 President of the National Science Teaching Association
Wedding, Ph.D., is the 2025–2026 president of the National Science Teaching Association. She began her one-year term on June ...
Gov. Kim Reynolds signs bill aimed at raising Iowa students' math scores. How it works:
All K-6 grade students will be tested three times a year in math under a law Gov. Kim Reynolds signed Monday, June 2.
Add this to the list for improving education: teacher training
How much responsibility do teachers, and teacher-training programs, bear for students' plummeting math scores? A new report ...