Music Makes Mathematics Memorable

This article describes how using music and the TikTok platform can help students recall mathematical definitions in a whimsical and relatable way.

Smiles: A Strengths-Based On-Ramp Mathematics Task

Use this activity to support students in working together, recognizing one another’s contributions, and leveraging their mathematical strengths to solve challenging problems.

Twin Skin of Raza Learners: Race, Language, and Mathematics

Through a composite counter-story from the perspective of fifth-grade Raza learners, the authors show how race and language play a role in the mathematics classroom.

Word Sorts to Encourage Mathematics Discussions

Disciplinary literacy involves reading, writing, speaking, listening, and thinking in the context of specific disciplines. Word sorts are a way for students to acquire and examine vital features of mathematics vocabulary as they process and organize new content-specific ideas.

Contemplate Then Calculate

Teaching students to apply structural thinking instead of automatically following procedures and algorithms can result in efficient, elegant strategies and fewer errors.

Teaching Is a Journey: A Mathematical Journey to Istanbul

This department provides a space for current and past PK–12 teachers of mathematics to connect with other teachers of mathematics through their stories that lend personal and professional support.

Have We Made Progress? Let’s Pause and Reflect

Thu author asks readers to pause and reflect on the progress made in instructional practice over the last decade and reminds teachers and educators that the power to make change is in their hands.

GPS: Parallel Computing and the Value of Teamwork

Growing Problem Solvers provides four original, related, classroom-ready mathematical tasks, one for each grade band. Together, these tasks illustrate the trajectory of learners’ growth as problem solvers across their years of school mathematics.

Promoting Exploration through Synthesis

The author discusses “synthesizing" teaching practice, which encourages students to explore patterns and its underlying mathematics structure through technology.