Taking a more visual approach to math instruction at the K-12 and higher-ed levels could dramatically change brain development as it relates to future math success, according to a new paper from ...

Math isn’t just about numbers. It’s about language, too. Many math tasks involve reading, writing, speaking, and listening. These language demands can be particularly challenging for students whose ...

Isabel Becerra is the sheltered-instruction facilitator for the multilingual programs department in the Garland ISD in Texas. She was born in Bolivia and has been an educator since 1992. She is a ...

The Easthampton Public School District has added a new program called ST Math to the curriculum at Mountain View School. The program focuses on trial and error to ...

When he began working the Common Core State Standards into his instruction three years ago, New York City middle school mathematics teacher Silvestre Arcos noticed that his English-language-learner ...

Everyone learns differently. Some people retain information best by hearing (auditory learners), some by seeing (visual learners), and some by doing (tactile learners). And sometimes people fall into ...

In California and across the country, English learners are too frequently an afterthought. Though they are one of the largest student groups — California has more than 1 million students who are ...

EdSource · Trump's cuts to Hispanic-Serving Institutions hit community college student programs hard Boosting the language development of students whose first language is not English is critical if ...

A few weeks ago I (Jo Boaler) was working in my Stanford office when the silence of the room was interrupted by a phone call. A mother called me to report that her 5-year-old daughter had come home ...