Writing is similar to three specific mathematical practices: modelling, problem-solving and proving, writes Caroline Yoon. Learn how to use these to improve academic writing I feel for my students ...

New research shows that if you want to be good at math, you have to practice all different kinds of mathematics. New research from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology shows that if you ...

Earlier this month, Barbara Oakley, engineering professor at Oakland University and author of “Learning How to Learn" published an opinion piece called "Make Your Daughter Practice Math. She'll Thank ...

Our eyes, gestures, and tone bring us together in a more profound way than words alone. It’s why we look hopefully toward the return of in-person, face-to-face connection. Done well, frequent practice ...

Math offers us lots of problem-solving techniques that help us distill the essence of questions. Many of us will be familiar with reading a math problem, and needing to figure out what's being asked, ...

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This week’s question is: What are the best strategies for teaching Common Core math to English language learners? I can speak from experience in saying that Common Core has not made it any easier to ...

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