New Haven Independent

In Ms. Chambers’ Class, “Math Is Everywhere”

Math teacher Charity Ann Chambers helps students “embrace mistakes.” Credit: Maya McFadden Photo As her ninth-grade students puzzled through box and dot plots, Achievement First Amistad High School ...
KQED

What It Looks Like When Students Share and Revise Rough Drafts in Math Class

In the first post, University of Delaware professor Amanda Jansen discusses how framing math as a shared exploration enables more students to develop math competence and confidence. This post uses ...
KQED

Using “Dear Math” letters to overcome dread in math class

Excerpted from Dear Math: Why Kids Hate Math And What Teachers Can Do About It by Sarah Strong and Gigi Butterfield. Published by Times 10 Publications. As learning theorist Yrjo Engestrom (1995) ...
Green Bay Press-Gazette

Not a 'math person?' No worries; here's how Green Bay area schools are changing math class

Schools are starting to switch from learning math through memorization to learning it by problem-solving, focusing on understanding concepts. Ashwaubenon added class time to math and ELA in middle ...