September 17, 2013
Kiyomi Akita describes the current climate of math education in Japan.
Kiyomi Akita describes two facets of Japan's strong early math education program. "We encourage teachers to teach mathematics embedded in everyday learning activities."
Angela Giglio Andrews explains a math activity she used in a preschool class. Despite its apparent simplicity, it led to a wide variety of responses from her students.
Angela Giglio Andrews shares an anecdote in which an order of french fries shared between a mother and her child led to questions involving measurement and other rich mathematical concepts.
Oksana Igrakova describes some of the broad mathematical connections a teacher could create with the Russian folk story "The Giant Turnip."
Jie-Qi Chen and Jennifer McCray review answers they received from a survey administered to early education teachers. The survey prompted the teachers to imagine that they were giving advice to a new teacher, "Tina," who…
Geometry and measurement are often difficult topics for young math students. Doug Clements argues that part of this problem stems from classroom materials that are inexact and misleading. "At its fundamental base, mathematics is about…
Finland's educational system is regularly ranked among the best in the world. Surprisingly, Finnish children are not required to go to start attending school until they are seven years old. Kristiina Kumpulainen explains the specifics…
Yeap Ban Har explains the unique problem of kindergarten education in Singapore.
Lyn English explains an exploratory method of teaching math. "The children's learning was extended beyond the curriculum because they discovered a lot of the mathematical ideas themselves."