Using word problems to employ the two strategies above is a great way to engage students’ minds and really drill in the common core multiplication strategies for 3rd and 4th graders. Word problems are ...

Sean Nank is a math expert who is helping teachers to implement the Common Core standards. He’s a professor at the American College of Education, created in 2005 to provide online graduate programs ...

You might also remember the photo of a check that went viral not that long ago — a man filled out a check to his son’s school by attempting to write the check amount in ten frames. There have been ...

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 ...

On Friday (March 13), NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune published a story about Common Core mathematics, the related Eureka Math curriculum and how both are transforming Louisiana classrooms. We also ...

This is part two of my analysis of instruction and Common Core’s implementation. I dubbed the three-part examination of instruction “The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly.” Having discussed “the “good” in ...

Using properties of operations to teach multiplication is another one of the common core multiplication strategies for 3rd and 4th graders. What exactly are the properties of multiplication? Let’s go ...