Spotlight on Math Instruction

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On Math Instruction


The Education Week Spotlight on Math Instruction is a collection of articles hand-picked by our editors for their insights on:

  • The potential impacts of the Common Core Standards on math instruction
  • Using smartphones as math learning tools
  • New multimedia programs tailored to math students
  • Distinguishing students who occasionally struggle in math from those with a genuine disability
  • Professional development needs of teachers preparing for common standards in math
  • Early math skills as a predictor of school success

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Big Shifts Ahead for Math Instruction
The standards will change the grade levels at which some content is introduced, push aside other topics, and ask students to show their understanding.
April 23, 2012 - Education Week

Math Teaching Often Doesn't Fit With New Standards
Many teachers are broaching math topics at grades higher or lower than what the standards prescribe—and across more years than called for.
April 24, 2012 - Education Week

Making Math Connections
A project that uses smartphones as learning tools is giving students a new perspective on math.
April 4, 2011 - Teacher PD Sourcebook

Math Educators See the Right Angles for Digital Tools
The math world is bursting with technologies that visualize concepts, adapt to students' strengths and weaknesses, and align with state academic standards.
June 13, 2011 - Education Week

Study Helps Pinpoint Math Disability
A team of Baltimore researchers think they've found a marker to help distinguish students who occasionally struggle in math from those with a genuine disability.
June 17, 2011 - Education Week

Common Standards: The Professional-Development Challenge in Math
This live chat explored how mathematics instruction could shift under the Common Core State Standards initiative, and the related professional-development needs—and challenges—for teachers.
May 2, 2012 - Education Week

Commentary
Math Matters, Even for Little Kids
Early math skills are an equal predictor to literacy skills of school success, argue Deborah Stipek, Alan Schoenfeld, and Deanna Gomby.
March 27, 2012 - Education Week

Commentary
Eat Your Math
Like the importance of maintaining a healthy diet, math instruction requires a balanced and measured approach, writes Robert Kaplinsky.
June 5, 2012 - Education Week

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Common-Core Math Standards Don't Add Up
The common-core math standards are a major disappointment, Grant Wiggins writes.
September 27, 2011 - Education Week

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