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Using puzzles, both at home and in classrooms, can restore the often-forgotten truth that learning happens in conversation. (Getty Images/Unsplash)

Jigsaw puzzles help make mathematics learning more active and fun

Francis Duah, Toronto Metropolitan University

Puzzles are a hands-on way to explore simpler and complex mathematical relationships, for everyone from kids to calculus students.
Graphic novels can help make math and physics more accessible for students, parents or teachers in training. Metamorworks/iStock via Getty Images

3 reasons we use graphic novels to teach math and physics

Sarah Klanderman, Marian University and Josha Ho, Marian University

Graphic novels pair text and images to explain complex topics – from thermodynamics to abstract math – without alienating STEM-averse students.
Our educational systems should be doing more to ensure STEM classrooms are places where relevant inquiry pertaining to real-life issues thrives. (Flickr/Allison Shelley/The Verbatim Agency for American Education: Images of Teachers and Students in Action)

STEM learning should engage students’ minds, hands and hearts

Xavier Fazio, Brock University and Louis Volante, Brock University

Teachers could better support young people’s scientific inquiry into urgent planetary and social issues if school testing valued practical science.
The Ontario government “back to basics” approach to the curriculum will not best serve children who need a mixture of traditional and discovery learning methods. Shutterstock

No matter what method is used to teach math, make it fun

Anthony Bonato, Toronto Metropolitan University

Premier Doug Ford and Minister of Education Lisa Thompson have told elementary school teachers to expect curriculum change directives for “back to basics” mathematics, a move that could hurt students.
Teaching students about how ancient civilizations used geometry to build structures like the pyramids in Egypt is part of a new integrated approach to learning science, technology, engineering and math. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

Let’s teach students why math matters in the real world

Edward R. Howe, Thompson Rivers University

To get more students interested in STEM subjects, teachers must break out of the traditional subject-matter silos and use an approach that helps kids understand how math is used in the real world.
Parents find new methods for learning math challenging, as they are different. But they work for children, building upon what they have learned about numbers and reinforcing the strategy they use for reading. (Shutterstock)

The ‘new math’: How to support your child in elementary school

Lynda Colgan, Queen's University, Ontario

You may not know it, but the elementary math wars are raging. Our expert explains the ‘new math’ - why it works for kids, and how to do it.
How can we change math instruction to meet the needs of today’s kids? World Bank Photo Collection / flickr

Challenging the status quo in mathematics: Teaching for understanding

Christopher Rakes, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Math instruction is stuck in the last century. How can we change teaching methods to move past rote memorization and help students develop a more meaningful understanding – and be better at math?
Investing in pupils’ maths skills is an investment in a country’s economy. Global Partnership for Education/Flickr

South Africa can’t compete globally without fixing its attitude to maths

Mzukisi Qobo, University of Johannesburg

Good quality education fuels an economy. South Africa needs to increase its supply of science and technology university graduates. But instead it’s lowering the bar, especially when it comes to maths.

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  1. Back to basics
  2. Basic maths skills
  3. Education
  4. Mathematics
  5. Mathematics education
  6. Maths skills
  7. Science teaching
  8. Standardized testing
  9. STEM
  10. Teaching maths

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