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

When completing math problems, students often have to show their work. It’s a method teachers use to catch errors in thinking, to make sure students are grasping mathematical concepts correctly. New ...

“To teach well, you should pay careful attention to what an assignment will make students think about,” Willingham advises, ...

On a breezy July morning in South Seattle, a dozen elementary-aged students ran math relays behind an elementary school. One by one, they raced to a table, where they scribbled answers to ...

In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, teachers have had to rethink pretty much everything they do with students—and that includes how they give math tests. With many students working remotely, ...

Math is a problem — one that a relentless onslaught of testing has not solved. Some assume kids are the ones failing, but it’s time to acknowledge that it’s our tests and the curriculum they determine ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By ARIEL GILREATH of The Hechinger Report and JACKIE VALLEY of The Christian Science Monitor On a breezy July morning in South Seattle, a dozen ...