During the day, I teach Algebra I classes to high school freshmen in Springfield, Missouri. One night per week, I teach preservice elementary school teachers who serve as paraprofessionals at K-12 ...
I wasn’t expecting a math journal entry to shift my perspective. But as I scanned through my students’ reflections that morning, one response stopped me in my tracks: “It’s more important to me that ...
Few elementary education programs give future teachers enough exposure to foundational math concepts, like number sense and algebraic reasoning, before they reach the classroom. That’s the upshot of a ...
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When it comes to math, students are struggling. The recent national assessment underscored that by revealing that 24 percent of fourth graders are still performing below basic math skills, also ...
DORCHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - One Dorchester County District Two teacher is looking to make math fun for her students with hands-on activities. Hannah Meverden teaches seventh-grade math at East ...
"You can bring real-life experiences to the classroom and make your children feel worthy of things they may not see at home or in their neighborhood." Rules for fine dining are not something typically ...
Last week, two studies revealed that unexamined teacher biases are having a significant effect on girls’ education. The first ...
Elementary school teachers often play a special role in their students’ lives, wiping away their kindergarteners’ tears when they’re missing their parents or supporting their fourth graders through a ...