GREENSBORO, N.C. — Becoming good at math begins long before a child enters school. Even infants are wired to learn simple math ideas, including small numbers, patterns and making comparisons. You ...

In a new paper, Stanford professor Jo Boaler argues that math teachers should use more visual approaches in their classrooms, including encouraging students to use their fingers to count and represent ...

Keeping the attention of a room of 4th graders is difficult. And keeping them interested while you’re teaching them math is nearly impossible. But there was Mike Byster, mesmerizing–really, they were ...