The math standards issued by the Common Core State Standards Initiative have made life easier for innumerable teachers, and this compilation of common core multiplication strategies for 3rd and 4th ...

After a long and frustrating homework session with his 2nd grade son one day last school year, Jeff Severt dashed off a letter to the teacher. “I have a bachelor of science degree in electrical ...

The Common Core's approach to math has proved among the most contentious aspects of the controversial national teaching standards. In short, the new methods for addition and multiplication — namely, ...

In math, students develop an understanding of fractions as numbers. They learn the concepts behind multiplication and division and apply problem-solving skills and strategies for multiplying and ...

The Common Core has come under fire by parents who say the new education standards make math needlessly complicated. Schools have adopted new ways of teaching subtraction and multiplication, and ...

Teaching elementary school math just got trickier, or at least deeper. The new Common Core State Standards require students to demonstrate a deeper understanding of math concepts, which means teachers ...

Fifth-grade math teacher Wei Zhang moves her hands in small circles with her palms up, coaxing her students to think about the math problem on the board. “This way makes it easier to certain people,” ...

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Elementary and middle school math teachers have mixed feelings on the Common Core State Standards, saying both that they set unrealistic expectations and will have long-term benefits, according to the ...