Education news and commentary, delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 newsletter. Illustrative Mathematics was established in 2011 at the University of Arizona as a means to assist schools ...

Math can sometimes feel like an abstract concept to teach to preschoolers: long sequences of numbers, complex graphs, division and multiplication symbols. In reality, math surrounds us. It’s in the ...

As elementary educators, we understand the benefits of using picture books and read-alouds in class to help students make personal connections to content. However, many educators assume these books ...