All those long multiplication tables. Timed tests and “mad minutes” of worksheet problem-solving. Fluency drills. Somehow, getting kids to know their basic math facts continues to be at the heart of ...

A key part—though surely not the only part—of early-grades math is ensuring students get the basic arithmetic functions down and, beyond that, making sure they’re able to swiftly and automatically ...

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 ...

Here is another compilation of Good e-Reader Top 10 Apps for Google Android, this time targeting kids and education. All the apps mentioned here have one thing in common: all of them are designed to ...

I've been teaching second and third-graders mathematical problem solving for six years. In that time, I've learned that kids are more apt to enjoy math if they already have a strong foundation. Kids ...

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. A study published ...

Want to help your third-grader master the basics of 3rd grade math? Here are some of the skills your child will be learning in the classroom. Understand what it means to multiply numbers – for example ...