Tag: Math
Efforts to increase interest in STEM in high school could be too late
Offering more science, technology, math, and engineering (STEM) courses in high school doesn't increase the number of students' interest in those majors in college,...
NH Science and Math Teachers Partner for Spring Conference
The New Hampshire Science Teachers Association and New Hampshire Teachers of Mathematics are coming together for the 2018 Spring Conference on Modeling on Saturday,...
With this innovative strategy, math students focus on learning rather than their grade
Sixth-grade teacher Leah Alcala doesn't use the traditional grading strategy in her math class. Instead of giving grades immediately, she highlights students' mistakes, walks through...
MMSETS offers math contest for Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts students
The Maine Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Talent Search (MMSETS) Program is offering a seven-round Problem Solving Program for students in Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire.
The...
Does Algebra Do More Harm Than Good? CA Community Colleges Rethink Requirements
Math--and specifically algebra--is a major barrier for students enrolled in community colleges across the country. More than half of community college students are required...
Summer Problem Solving Program for Maine and NH Students
The Maine Mathematics Science and Engineering Talent Search (MMSETS) is offering a Summer Problem Solving Program for students in grades 3-12 in Maine and...
UNH awarded $200k to train and support K-3 math teachers in NH
National network 100Kin10 awarded a $200,000 grant to the University of New Hampshire to promote excellence in STEM education in the early elementary school...
Introducing "Mathematics for All," a blog for math teachers
If you are a teacher in the elementary grades or a math teacher in any grade and haven't seen the blog Mahesh Sharma has...
Personalized learning works! New research shows that student-centered approaches lead to higher math and...
Results from a study performed by the RAND Corporation find that personalized learning practices like project-based learning have positive and lasting effects on students' reading and math performance.