1. Fast and Slow Piles. This works well as a starting or closing activity. Students sort math fact cards into fast and slow piles. This visual way of tracking facts highlights which facts come ...

Two decades ago, the mathematician Moon Duchin spent her summers teaching geometry at Mathcamp, a program for mathematically talented teens. Campers contemplated notions such as how to prove whether a ...

This same principle applies to education: If students never meet resistance from mistakes, they fail to develop the ...

Examining mistakes gives students a chance to discuss misconceptions openly and find new approaches to solving problems.

David Lon, principal of Mastbaum High in Kensington, calls the Morales family a bedrock of the school. He’s not exaggerating.

Given every two years to a sample of America’s children, the National Assessment of Educational Progress is considered one of ...

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