Sixth grade math is a pivotal year where students transition from arithmetic to more abstract concepts like algebra, ratios, and statistics. Teachers can support this shift by blending engaging, ...

As teacher confidence grows, the way that math feels in the classroom begins to shift and evolves into a move positive ...

Sixth grade math can be a make-or-break year, where gaps widen or confidence soars. The right mix of evidence-based teaching, targeted intervention, and engaging tools can help every student thrive.

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. Sixth grade can ...

This platform shows students how to perform various DIY experiments at home. Experiments include making a parachute, catapult, a solar cooker, and more. Students can use this online resource to access ...

With the return to school comes a return to students sitting at their desks for hours every day—and teachers’ subsequent challenge of managing those fidgeting students. There has been considerable ...

For her 6th grade honors class, math teacher Ana Sepúlveda wanted to make geometry fun. She figured her students “who live and breathe soccer” would be interested to learn how mathematical concepts ...

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In her more than two decades in front of a classroom, Michelle Jones has used five different math textbooks and, until recently, had grown increasingly frustrated in her inability to reach many of her ...