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Can confidence be taught? Of all the questions math teachers ask when thinking through ways to improve instruction, this one...

Problem-solving is the most important skill that students learn in the classroom. It is the meat and potatoes of mathematics,...

Helen Squire’s love for STEM can be found in all areas of her life—from her job as a math teacher at a charter school, her...

There’s a scene in the award-winning film A Beautiful Mind where the real-life math genius John Nash (played masterfully by...

Imagine an alien planet where the inhabitants are born with the multiplication table imprinted on their DNA. Let’s call this...

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Across the country, school districts are adding social emotional learning (SEL) to their curriculum. SEL has...

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Math is often valued for its objective quality. We all know the saying, “The numbers don’t lie.” Math may be a matter-of-fact...

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Steve Baker writes for STEMscopes Math on the go. After teaching elementary math and science for years, Baker and his wife packed...