Sixth-grade math teacher Michelle Benages lets her students know that she is invested in their success. Benages also lets them make mistakes in a safe environment and treats mistakes as a learning opportunity—an unusual one that can help to transform …
Although a 2008 study found no gender difference between math students on state exams, a new study suggests teachers perceive the math ability of boys to be higher than that of girls even when the children’s abilities are comparable. Major …
Students in Yankton Middle School were present when Mary McCorkle, president of the South Dakota Education Association (SDEA) interrupted class to present their math teacher with an award. Beth Kaltsulas was greeted by McCorkle who informed her that she was named …
WGN in Chicago named Steven McIlrath from Austin College and Career Academy its Teacher of the Month for October. McIlrath teaches calculus at the college and is notorious for his rhyming skills and choreography when explaining the subject to his …
Donna Patten of Monroe, Louisiana was recently honored with the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). Patten is employed as the middle/high school math curriculum coordinator and Mathematics Design Collaborative local trainer within the Ouachita Parish …
The 2016 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) recipients includes Deanna Wasman, a math teacher from Hickman High School in Columbia, Missouri. Wasman, has been a math teacher at the high school for 17 years and …
A Trussville, Alabama math teacher has been chosen as a recipient of the 2016 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). Jan Walls is one of just five teachers chosen in the elementary mathematics category. The fourth …
Arizona is changing teaching requirements and allocating grant money to help ease the shortage of math teachers statewide. Back in March, the Arizona Board of Education ruled that math teachers weren’t required to prove trigonometry and calculus competency in order …
Only 40 educators a year win the prestigious Milken Educator Award—an award so special that it is known as the “Oscar of teaching.” This year, San Antonio math middle school teacher Laura Servin couldn’t believe it when her name was …
An inescapable part of conversations between parents and teachers in recent years has been Common Core. What is it, how does it work, why the old methods aren’t good enough, and scores of similar questions are on the minds of …