PBS

Counting the benefits of teaching math to 3-year-olds

In Boston public schools, 3, 4 and 5-year-olds are getting their first introduction to math. Before they walk through the kindergarten door, the “Building Blocks” curriculum is designed to encourage ...
Education Week

One Thing We Get Wrong About Teaching Math (and How to Fix It)

When I was a new teacher, I wanted my students to see math not just as numbers and equations but as a tool to understand the world around them. My goal wasn’t for them to simply memorize formulas to ...
The Conversation

Teaching maths – what does the evidence say actually works?

Claire Brown received funding from the Higher Education, Participation and Partnerships Program (HEPPP) to implement and research the Advancement via Individual Determination (AVID) program in ...
The Conversation

‘I was scared’: many student teachers had bad maths experiences at school. Here’s how they can do better

Tracey Muir has received funding from the Australian Research Council for other projects not related to this article. Julia Hill received funding from the Australian Government Research Training ...