Bringing math to life, gamifying equations and implementing easy-to-use tools can help draw students' attention during math lessons by making the subject more engaging and relatable, veteran middle-school math teacher Emily Strickland. For example, Strickland brings popular sports into statistics lessons with the help of virtual field trips to a sports arena.  

Researchers have found that as the pandemic continued, individuals' ability to work through social interactions declined, they are less creative, aren't as responsible and don't trust others as readily. Experts aren't sure if the changes are temporary or permanent, but the changes were more prominent in young adults.

Intentional collaboration helps instructional specialists partner with teachers and administrators to focus on student learning.

Debating helps students strengthen their communication and objective thinking skills, and practice patience and tolerance.

Dividing students into groups based on ability for math instruction turned out to be more effective than groups that combine students at different skill levels, researchers from the universities of Rochester, N.Y., and Nevada discovered.

Class discussions work best when everyone participates, and these strategies for grades 6 to 12 help ensure that happens.

Effective leadership helps teachers feel heard, supported, and capable of weathering the challenges of their profession.

Students pursuing more rigorous math curriculum also need greater understanding in the language of math, writes Kathleen Palmieri, who teaches fifth-graders in New York. In this article, Palmieri shares how to help strengthen students' understanding of math vocabulary, including developing a math glossary and highlighting math words to focus on for a day or week.

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Students’ academic learning in schools is primarily determined by what classroom teachers do. However, there is good evidence that the professional environment in the school can also affect students’ learning, in a range of ways. The responsibility for creating and maintaining the most conducive professional environment lies with school leaders.

Principal Sherelle Barnes says teachers at Edgewood Elementary School respond best to a variety of methods, including emails and group texts. In Illinois, Marcus Belin, principal of Huntley High School, advises relaying messages in short videos or newscasts on social media to reduce information overload.