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When it comes to teaching and understanding complex mathematical shapes, one engaging method is through hands-on, physical exploration. In the MƒA mini-course, “Knitting Mathematics: A Journey through

Patrick Honner, a three-time MƒA Master Teacher, attended the controversial debate between mathematician James Tanton and political science professor Andrew Hacker at the National Museum of Mathematic

Coinciding with Teacher Appreciation Week, Valerie Strauss, Washington Post reporter who writes the Answer Sheet blog, explored how many educators feel the teaching profession lacks the respect it des

For Teacher Appreciation Week, MƒA President John Ewing reflects on how we currently “appreciate” teachers and how we should take real action to show genuine appreciation. In his opinion piece in the

On April 18th we hosted our first event focused solely on computer science – MƒA Teachers Speak Up: Computer Science in NYC, an in-depth panel discussion that focused on teaching computer science in N

To further drive conversation around Computer Science, MƒA Master Teacher John McCrann’s EdWeek blog, “Prove It” features an opinion piece by Megan Roberts, MƒA Executive Director, “Making Computer Sc

The winning experiment from last year’s Genes in Space competition, a competition sponsored by miniPCR, MƒA, Boeing, the Center for Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), and New England BioLabs tha

​With the continued discussion on computer science education and MƒA’s upcoming event, MƒA Teachers Speak Up: Computer Science in NYC, MƒA President John Ewing wrote an opinion piece, “Computer Scienc

In honor of Square Root Day, The Christian Science Monitor highlighted MƒA's efforts to keep outstanding math and science teachers in the classroom. Read more.

In his op-ed for the Huffington Post, MƒA President John Ewing explores the role of crisis-mongers in education, ones who say that our test scores are declining, our graduation rates are abysmal, and