Math

A state Teacher of the Year used project-based learning to push her students to think critically and apply their learning in math.

A middle school math teacher on how to make real-world math connections during field trips and interdisciplinary projects.

Building a sense of play around math problems encourages students to engage and collaborate.

These 10 free or low-cost apps turn learning math into a game.

Keep your high school math students engaged with these techniques.

New research suggests that young children may make gains in math by counting with their fingers.

We asked our audience how they’re using the real world to teach math and compiled their most intriguing responses.

An effort to help third graders visualize large numbers turns into an ambitious project to build a model of a million.

Inspired by John Hattie, a middle school math teacher encourages students to articulate and measure their own learning.

Creating a magazine gives students a chance to learn about real-world applications of math.

Keeping fourth graders engaged in math in the run-up to winter break is easier with this sweet project.

Giving middle school students tough problems in advance of instruction pushes them to work like mathematicians.

Ensuring that the technology we bring into math classes fosters active engagement is key.

Look through the door of one classroom and you might see the students hunched over, not engaged, even frowning. Look through the door of another classroom, and you might see a room full of lively students, eager, engaged and participating. What is the second teacher doing that the first one isn't? He or she is using creativity in that classroom.

Math anxiety affects almost half of elementary school students. Spot the symptoms and use these strategies to counteract it.