Computer scientist Zoran Popović is teaching algebra to children with an adaptive— and addictive—new videogame. Mike Clinard. GlueKit You have an armadillo, a black-and-white trout, and a rainbow ...

Within the last few years, it has become increasingly popular for educators, social scientists, and even politicians to question the necessity of an education in mathematics. In his popular 2016 book, ...

A couple of weeks ago Herald columnist James McCusker wrote an article called ““Are we teaching algebra to the wrong students?” As a former teacher, I would answer McCusker with my sincere belief that ...

Northbrook High School students Jackie De Los Reyes and Elsy Molina sat at a lab table tying knots in a piece of string, weighing candies and dropping marbles into a beaker of water. What seems like ...

Can students learn algebra from Instagram and video games? Teaching researcher Candace Walkington, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, thinks so. Walkington's new study, funded by the National ...

Seventh grade students learning algebra equations in teacher Terry Daniels’ class at Waterford Junior High School in Waterford, CA on Jan. 22, 2020. ChrisAnna Mink cmink@modbee.com The California ...

Have you ever learned something new only to realize that it’s caused you to forget something old? You’re not alone, said Charles Hohensee, associate professor in the School of Education at the ...