May 6, 2020
Education Week, Vol. 39, Issue 31
Curriculum
Who's Afraid of Math? Turns Out, Lots of Students
A program in Howard County, Md., is built on the insight that children can have strong emotions around academics, and those emotions can sabotage learning.
Curriculum
Who Takes the Hardest Calculus Courses?
Digging a little deeper into the data from international tests reveals ways in which differences in the content students can access widens math achievement gaps.
Curriculum
How Schools Are Putting Equity First in Math Instruction
Educators are changing instructional priorities, altering lessons, and working on ways to help teachers grow professionally, all in an effort to raise math achievement.
Curriculum
Are Math Coaches the Answer to Lagging Achievement?
A sizable body of research shows that intensive, one-on-one coaching can improve instructional practice and student achievement more than other professional development offerings for teachers.
Curriculum
Stop Giving Inexperienced Teachers All the Lower-Level Math Classes, Reformers Argue
“Detracking” math teachers is tough because many educators resist upending their routines or challenging informal hierarchies, and PD initiatives to make it happen are limited.
Curriculum
Getting Students to Talk About Math Helps Solve Problems
Math discourse is a technique that works as well virtually as it does on paper or in face-to-face classrooms, according to experts.
Mathematics
How to Teach Math to Students With Disabilities, English-Language Learners
Experts recommend emphasizing language skills, avoiding assumptions about ability based on broad student labels, and focusing on students’ strengths rather than their weaknesses.