When students create a visual resource to scaffold problem-solving, they can approach independent work with more confidence and focused attention.

Few elementary education programs give future teachers enough exposure to foundational math concepts, like number sense and algebraic reasoning, before they reach the classroom. That’s the upshot of a ...

Math vocabulary alone isn’t a silver bullet—but research shows it’s linked to stronger academic achievement when paired with expert teaching practices.

What mathematical knowledge do elementary teachers use in teaching? About 10 years ago, Deborah Ball and her colleagues at Michigan State University carried out a research project to address this ...

The National Council on Teacher Quality released the 2025 ratings for elementary math instruction, and the teacher education program at the University of Dayton has received an A+. "Under the guidance ...

Mrs. Mancill teaches math, science, and social studies, but she says math holds a special place in her heart—because it’s where she once struggled herself.

March 5, 2026 - Teachers are striking for better pay, benefits and class size. But school districts say their budgets are extremely tight and they’re contemplating layoffs. In its “State of the States ...

How can teachers help all students become successful in mathematics? It is a deceptively complicated question—one that invites different ideas in the field about how best to prepare students for ...

Alabama’s 2022 law reshaped math instruction at the elementary level by providing money for all schools to hire math coaches ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Stephanie Johnson, a first-grade math teacher at Bend’s Pine Ridge Elementary School, has just received the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science ...

Chelsea McDonald of Lothian Elementary is Maryland’s 2025 Elementary School Outstanding Mathematics Educator of the Year. McDonald, who is in the final week of her 11th year teaching fourth-grade math ...