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Mathematics Opinion Get Kids Moving During Math Lessons. Trust Me, It Helps Them LearnPhysical activity can be more than a “brain break.” Here’s how to use movement integration as an instructional tool in math class.
Mathematics Q&A With Data Science in Demand, This State Is Infusing Instruction With ItVirginia has created a high school data science class and updated math standards to include more data analysis lessons.
Mathematics Students Need Better/More Data-Science Skills. Here Are 5 Ways Schools Can HelpOver the past decade, students’ basic data-science skills have been in decline.
Mathematics Opinion 11 Ways to Make Math Instruction More Accessible to English-LearnersBreaking down math steps into clear language is one way teachers can help English-learners grasp both the content and academic language.
Mathematics Opinion Math Might Be a Universal Language. But Don't Teach It That WayEncouraging students to use their first language helps them make math connections, increasing their understanding and engagement.
Mathematics Opinion Math Is Also a Foreign Language to English-Learners. How to Reach ThemAs tough as math mastery can be for any student, learning it along with English calls for additional strategies. Try these nine.
Mathematics 7 States Now Require Math Support for Struggling Students. Here's What's in the New LawsThey focus on providing PD, diagnostic tools, and evidence-based teaching. But it will take time to work out the details.Mathematics Quiz Quiz Yourself: How Much Do You Know About the Science of Learning Math?SponsorThis content is provided by our sponsor. It is not written by and does not necessarily reflect the views of Education Week's editorial staff.Answer 7 questions about the science of learning mathematics.
Mathematics Q&A Want to Boost Math Learning? Show Students the Wrong AnswersStudents can identify their own misconceptions by looking at right and wrong solutions to math problems, researchers say.
Mathematics Project Miscalculating MathExplore the reasons behind students’ faltering math skills, employers’ increasingly urgent calls for workers with data skills, and more.
Mathematics A Handy Guide for Infusing Data and Geometry Throughout the CurriculumFind tips, lesson ideas, and free resources for beefing up instruction in statistics and geometry.
Mathematics Are Students Getting All the Math They Need to Succeed?Advocates say reforms in math teaching are pushing out statistics and geometry and driving a drop in students' math scores.
Mathematics Good-Paying Careers in Data Are Booming. But Schools Aren't Teaching ItIn Utah and other states business leaders are pushing schools to teach more about data science and statistics.
Mathematics Finding Time for Math Across the CurriculumWhen the curriculum relegates data and statistics to the back of the textbook, teachers find ways to teach those skills earlier.
Mathematics Interactive The State of Math Education, in ChartsSee the numbers on students' declining math scores, job demands for data skills, and teachers' math preparation.
