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 …
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 …
Florida math teacher, Steven Yerks, recently made waves in the local community when Administrative Law Judge Robert Meale recommended Yerks be rehired despite being discharged from Boyd Anderson High in Lakerdale Lakes after an annual evaluation revealed incidents of misconduct, among …
A math teacher at Oliver Ames High School in North Easton, Massachusetts was recently named The Teacher of the Year for The Hall at Patriot Place presented by Raytheon Massachusetts STEM (science, technology, engineering and math). Kerri Murphy previously worked …
Every three years, 60 participating countries in North and South America, Europe, and Asia are surveyed by The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). In this study, about 6,000 fifteen-year-old students from each country are given extensive tests to determine …
Administrators and other officials at Tallmadge High School in Tallmadge, Ohio have awarded math teacher Celia Bowser with the 2013-2014 Teacher of the Year Award. Bowser says that she is humbled and honored by the award but admits that while …