Mathematical understanding should be a goal for every student and something they feel capable of achieving. But translating ...

Teachers can use these questions to draw students out and get worthwhile formative assessment responses to guide instruction.

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.

A little stress can motivate, but teachers increasingly report their students’ fears over math interfere with their learning. In a nationally representative survey conducted this spring, nearly all ...