When stores list the size of TVs in inches, they are referring to the diagonal measurement of the tv. Comparing prices of different sized TVs and using the Pythagorean theorem, students can work to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Math teachers have to accommodate high school students' different approaches to problem-solving. RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The ...

Educators in the Sweet Home School District hope that a new cornerstone task in their math classes will provide an answer to the age-old student question: "When will I ever use this?" The School Board ...

The designers for Monte Vista Elementary School’s proposed outdoor classroom had some key questions to answer: What materials could they use while staying under the district’s $10,000 budget? How much ...

Richard Rusczyk, founder of Art of Problem Solving, has a vision for bringing “joyous, beautiful math” — and problem-solving — to classrooms everywhere. When Richard Rusczyk became interested in math ...

If you are interested in learning about the easiest math problems that look hard, then you have come to the right place. Many people consider mathematics to be tough, and if you are one of them, then ...

These student-constructed problems foster collaboration, communication, and a sense of ownership over learning.

Group work is a time-tested strategy in many classrooms, but educators are starting to rethink how to evaluate these projects not just on the content students learn, but the skills they hone to work ...

The New York State Education Department is pushing new math guidelines, including a recommendation that teachers stop giving timed quizzes — because it stresses students out. The new guidelines also ...

Cross High School is working hard to make academic gains. Among other initiatives, they are exposing students to more STEM activities. We’re in Berkeley county for our Cool School of the week. Cross ...