ERIC Number: ED671613
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Publication Date: 2025
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Effective Strategies for Higher Math Scores in K-8. Education Week. Spotlight
Editorial Projects in Education
This Spotlight explores effective strategies for improving math instruction and enhancing student achievement in K-8 classrooms. From making math more relevant and engaging and mastering word problem-solving to deepening conceptual understanding of fractions and nurturing students' ability to tackle challenges, these articles offer valuable perspectives. Discover how to leverage the power of effective math games, implement a more student-centered approach to teaching math, and more. Articles in this Spotlight include: (1) 3 Ways to Strengthen Math Instruction (Madeline Will); (2) Word Problems Get a Bad Rap in Math Class. Here's How to Get Them Right (Olina Banerji); (3) Fractions Are Tough to Teach and to Learn. These Strategies Can Help (Olina Banerji); (4) This Educator Uses Coding and SEL to Make Math More Engaging (Lauraine Langreo); (5) 6 Components of Effective Math Games (Sarah Schwartz); (6) How 3 Top Math Teachers Nurture Students' Ability to Tackle Challenge (Sarah Schwartz); (7) One Thing We Get Wrong about Teaching Math (and How to Fix It) (Sara Delano Moore); and (8) Students' Math Outcomes Have Plummeted. Here's What to Do (Tracy Fray-Oliver). [This Spotlight was sponsored by ORIGO Education.]
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Instructional Improvement, Elementary School Mathematics, Middle School Mathematics, Mathematics Achievement, Achievement Gains, Scores, Learner Engagement, Relevance (Education), Word Problems (Mathematics), Mastery Learning, Problem Solving, Fractions, Mathematical Concepts, Instructional Effectiveness, Student Centered Learning, Game Based Learning
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Publication Type: Collected Works - Serial
Education Level: Elementary Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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