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Setting Up the Conditions for Productive Math Conversations

When elementary students learn some tools for discussing math, they can start to see it as more than just quickly getting to ...

You were once smarter than AI at math. Yes, even you.

These basic problems stumped AI only a few years ago. Can you solve them?

The Multiplication Order Problem: Don't Do Math During Arithmetic Class

In elementary school arithmetic, I was marked wrong for reversing the order of multiplication. Every time this topic comes up ...
The Hechinger Report

Kindergarten math is often too basic. Here’s why that’s a problem

Two students in Danielle Adler’s kindergarten class at Marcus Hook Elementary School in Marcus Hook, Pa., prepare for an addition problem. Credit: Holly Korbey for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger ...

I Reviewed Everything from Elementary School Math to Math III-C in One Month

When I was a student, I studied mathematics up through Math III-C and linear algebra.However, since I haven't worked in a ...

‘First in the nation’: Alabama revamps elementary math teacher training

Alabama is changing how it prepares future elementary school teachers to teach math, part of a broader effort to improve ...