Duah: Using puzzles, both at home and in classrooms, can restore the often-forgotten truth that learning happens in ...

Editor’s Note: Global Math Week begins October 10 and contains events such as a kickoff symposium with short talks by women and men from all over the world describing their own joyous experiences with ...

Adults are often intimidated by math, and they can easily pass that attitude on to their children. To counter this, some schools are holding events to bust misconceptions and get adults on board with ...

From grocery shopping to storytelling, these everyday tricks help children overcome their fear of maths — without worksheets ...

One of the B/R writers made a comment on an article I wrote titled, "NFL Dreams Become NFL Realities." He wrote: "Fascinating." He was impressed with a discussion of the combination of NFL data and ...

Introduction Do you ever use math as a tool to solve interesting problems? In the 1970s math was often taught with simple worksheets. One teacher was looking for a way to help his students have more ...

Client: Wexford-Missaukee Intermediate School District Funder: Michigan Department of Education Description: Improving Mathematics Pedagogy and Content for Teachers (IMPACT) is a project funded by the ...

With high school age kids, you’ll need to have some interesting and cool STEAM projects to keep their attention. However, you’ll have an easier time engaging their inquisitive minds with projects that ...

It’s the rare child who’ll choose an afternoon of math homework over a family vacation. That’s partly because of the negative way that we talk about and teach math, says Chris Emdin, a professor of ...

FIRST OF TWO PARTS — Most people don’t associate math with fun. Video games, on the other hand — whether Angry Birds, World of Warcraft or good old Pac-Man — send the fun meter berserk. U.S. video ...

Peter Taylor receives funding from: The Mathematics Knowledge Network; The Fields Institute;The Canadian Mathematical Society; The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Queen's ...

Holidays bring celebration, rest and, for many families, long stretches of indoor time. For some, this means tabletop games quickly reappear on kitchen tables. Games provide opportunities for learning ...