During the day, I teach Algebra I classes to high school freshmen in Springfield, Missouri. One night per week, I teach preservice elementary school teachers who serve as paraprofessionals at K-12 ...

Imagine walking into a math classroom. Everything is quiet, students are diligently writing and reading and thinking. You hear the rustle of paper, scratching pens, and the occasional student shifting ...

As teachers, you know that the physical space of the classroom — the seating and the comfort of the space — can make a huge impact on how interactive and engaged your students are with the study ...

January 8, 2026 - It's time for John Fensterwald's annual predictions for what's in store for education in 2026. In Dan Goldfield’s high school math class, students don’t learn about large numbers by ...

Picture the following: A student volunteers to answer a math question in an elementary school classroom. The teacher knows from working with the student previously that although she can easily follow ...