The activity in the room may look like learning, but how can teachers be sure? These three interconnected strategies can help.

"What is a prime number?"During a math class one day, I asked the students this question. Then, one student answered."A number that can't be divided by anything other than 1 and that guy!"……That guy!?

It’s a question that high school and middle school math teachers have heard many times. Some educators think it’s because math instruction is stuck in a rut. Procedural, boring and, in some cases, ...