Life gets busy, and sometimes those basic math skills from school days get a little rusty. Whether you're budgeting, ...
We like to think that we're pretty good at math, especially after years of schooling. But every once in a while, a simple third-grade math problem manages to trip us up and make us question our ...
The SOF International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO) is a premier annual math competition for students in Classes 1 to 12.
When Mike Kenny was a fifth-grade teacher in Essex Junction, he learned early in his career that the traditional way to teach ...
Think Through Math is a web-based program that allows elementary aged students to practice and prepare for the often intense state math tests that they will endure in later years. At this critical age ...
The Math Resource is an interactive math dictionary that lets students become their own math tutor. It covers a comprehensive list of topics from algebra to group theory. Each topic has its own ...
One of the most hotly contested teaching practices concerns a single minute of math class. This story also appeared in Mind/Shift Should teachers pull out their stopwatches and administer one-page ...
Sam Mitchell, 17, is a senior at Glenbrook North High School. This summer, he attended the Math Olympiad Program, a competitive math problem solving program where he was one of only 60 students in the ...
Math scores in the U.S. have been so bad for so long that teachers could be forgiven for trying anything to improve them. Unfortunately, many of the strategies they’re using could be making things ...