The six cupcakes, three large and three small, were alike and not alike. One pair was iced in chocolate and decorated in sprinkles. Another pair had sprinkles but was iced in vanilla. The third pair ...
We asked kids what they would do to make a boring school subject more fun. Here's what they had to say: If I could make one of my classes more fun, I would try to make my math class fun. A lot of ...
Need to know: Teaches sixth-grade math and accelerated math at Crone Middle School in Naperville. This is her 17th year at Crone in her 19-year teaching career. Q: How do you make use of technology in ...
GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- With so many distractions facing students these days, teachers have to work harder to capture the attention of students. And Golden Apple math teacher Nathan Knight has figured out ...
When Jacqui Young studied pre-calculus as a high school junior, she found the experience unexpectedly fulfilling. She didn’t consider herself a “math person,” but pre-calc came more easily to her than ...
It’s that time of year again- sharpened pencils, fresh notebooks, and… tears over math homework? For many families, back-to-school season comes with excitement and anxiety, especially when it comes to ...
Maria Droujkova and Yelena McManaman expected to answer questions about math when they came out with their first book, "Moebius Noodles: Adventurous Math for the Playground Set," earlier this year.
It’s the rare child who’ll choose an afternoon of math homework over a family vacation. That’s partly because of the negative way that we talk about and teach math, says Chris Emdin, a professor of ...
They love to tap it, swipe it, and watch it, but can kids as young as four and five years old use tablets not just to view videos, or read books, but to learn math? Four-year-old Reuben loves to count ...
Magdalena Ridge, N.M. (KRQE) – What if there’s a rogue asteroid or comet on a collision course with earth? The only thing that will positively confirm a threat like that is… mathematics. Conveying ...