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Having students participate in active learning is a key focus for teachers, but sometimes, teachers can feel “stuck” in sequential, unit by unit teaching of science curriculum, leading to disengaged s

My motivations for writing a research blog post are twofold. First, I fundamentally believe that research should not be secretive; it should not exist in the shadows only to surface through annual rep

Over the course of three days at the MƒA Summer Think, teachers had the chance to reflect on their practice and collaboratively learn how to improve their teaching and understanding of students.

MƒA teamed up with The Story Collider, a nonprofit organization dedicated to true, personal stories about science, to host an MƒA Thursday Thinks event featuring an evening of storytelling. In front o

A key element to teaching is relationship building, and the spring 2018 MƒA mini-course “Building (and Re-Building) Authentic and Equitable Relationships with Students” aimed to explore ways for MƒA t

Many teachers teach mathematical concepts, but often wonder if their students “get it.” 

MƒA cohort meetings are both monthly workshops and one-time sessions designed specifically for certain fellowship cohorts.

Rational tangles are powerful ways of representing rational numbers.

Notebooks. Pencil Sharpeners. Backpacks. You may likely find these items in any classroom you walk in to, but what about worms? In the single session workshop, “Worms in the Classroom,” MƒA teachers l

MƒA teachers explored Temari balls and the most common symmetries from underlying polyhedra projected to the surface of the sphere.