article thumbnail

Amid discouraging math scores, are states improving elementary math instruction?

eSchool News

According to NCTQ’s State of the States: Five Policy Levers to Improve Math Instruction report, Alabama is the only state that earns a ‘Strong’ rating for implementing a robust, comprehensive approach to improving math instruction across five core policy areas. Set specific, detailed math standards for teacher preparation programs.

Math 205
article thumbnail

Showfloor News: MIND Education announces InsightMath, a math curriculum built on brain research

eSchool News

MIND Education announced the launch of InsightMath , the only K-6 core math curriculum redefining math instruction with an approach explicitly designed around how the brain learns. With InsightMath, our hope is to create classrooms where every student is thinking, talking, and making sense of math.”

Math 130
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Making Math Class Relevant to Real Life

Edsurge

Its a question that high school and middle school math teachers have heard many times. Some educators think its because math instruction is stuck in a rut. Procedural, boring and, in some cases, totally outdated , math lessons just dont seem to pull students in. Around the country, students math performance is in a slump.

Math 179
article thumbnail

Many students decide they’re not a ‘math person’ by the end of elementary school, new study shows

eSchool News

Roughly half of middle and high schoolers report losing interest in math class at least half the time, and 1 in 10 lack interest nearly all the time during class, a new study shows. Feeling bored in math class from time to time is not an unusual experience, and feeling “math anxiety” is common.

article thumbnail

Showfloor News: PBLWorks creates PBLWorks TEACH to help scale project based learning

eSchool News

The Buck Institute for Education (dba PBLWorks ), a national provider of professional development for high-quality Project Based Learning (PBL), is launching PBLWorks TEACH , a web-based application with ready-to-use, standards-aligned, Gold-Standard PBL projects for middle school math, science, English Language Arts, and social studies.

Teaching 265
article thumbnail

The Basics of Making a Curriculum for Homeschool Students

Teachers Pay Teachers

You become their biggest advocate as they grow in subjects like math, science, and English. Making a curriculum for homeschool students that’s engaging and tailored to their learning style is key to helping them succeed. Creating a year-long curriculum for your learners from scratch is no easy task. 1, CCSS W.K.2, 2, CCSS W.K.3

article thumbnail

How to integrate environmental concepts into every subject

eSchool News

My goal became connecting students to nature through their passions and connecting teachers standards-driven curriculum to nature through environmental literacy. For many schools and districts, integrating environmental topics like this into the curriculum can feel like a heavy burden.