To be sure, a problem-based or open-ended approach to teaching math is often pitted against more traditional, procedural methods—think of the math worksheets full of equations without context.

The quality of teacher training will be crucial to the success of the new Common Core State Standards in math, educators say, and the pressure is on districts to give elementary school teachers the ...

Even if a solution to a math problem is well-presented in a module, textbook or learning activity sheet, it will never be enough, will never be efficient and will never be effective. Math teachers ...

The Colorado Department of Education, in collaboration with 18 teachers statewide, has launched a free online math toolkit designed to help students and families navigate tricky math concepts.

For students with the paper worksheets, however, teachers sometimes had to read them instructions (remember, these students are also still learning to read) and help them find the answer.