To learn math, students must build a mental toolbox of facts and procedures needed for different problems. But students who can recall these foundational facts in isolation often struggle to use them ...

A controversial new movement promoting the "science of math" has come into the math establishment's crosshairs.

(Next page: Robotics for problem solving tips 2-4) 2.Be specific about what skills and tasks you are grading. Once your students understand that learning with robotics is about trial and error, it is ...

Large language models still struggle with basic reasoning tasks. Two new papers that apply machine learning to math provide a blueprint for how that could change. The world has learned two things in ...

A set of guidelines adopted by 45 states this year may turn children into "little mathematicians" who don't know how to do actual math. A few weeks ago, I wrote an article for TheAtlantic.com ...

It turns out that teaching kids problem solving may be among the most promising and proven practices to prevent bullying and reduce the odds of victimization. It is a strategy often overlooked, but ...