The first time Richard Wong stood in front of a lecture hall of hundreds of students, it felt like a performance. “It was kind of scary to be like, ‘Here’s a class of 210 students. Teach them ...

When Adriana Salerno won her biggest award to date, from the the Mathematical Association of America, the Bates professor had two unusual responses to what amounts to a lifetime achievement award. Her ...

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Marrielle Myers was recently elected president of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE), the largest professional organization devoted to improving mathematics teacher education.

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Tim Wagner is the recipient of Michigan Technological University's 2025 Distinguished Teaching Award in the Assistant Professor/Assistant Teaching Professor category. Tim Wagner is an assistant ...

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Last December, several members of a national organization for math education leaders came together to issue a warning. A growing movement in the field, they claimed, was calling on schools to adopt an ...

For 23 years, I’ve taught high school math. And for 23 years, I’ve been told by people that they either are a “math person” or they are not. I get it: Math isn’t easy. Movies and TV shows make it look ...

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