North Carolina District Celebrates Strong Gains in Math Proficiency

In school year 2022–2023, the Public Schools of Robeson County adopted Eureka Math2® district wide in grades K–7. In shifting away from having no...

From Read-Draw-Write (RDW) to Modeling–How Students Experience Problem Solving in Eureka Math²

Coherence is a key feature of the Eureka Math2® curriculum. The problem-solving process employed in Grade Levels K–9 is a major part of that...

Student Voices: How Eureka Math® Has Shaped Two Students’ Math Education

Nell McAnelly, chair of the board of directors for the Great Minds® Public Benefit Corporation, sat down with two grade 9 students, Emma and Bella,...

Calcasieu Parish Expands Eureka Math² Implementation After Successful Pilot

After years of using Eureka Math®, Calcasieu Parish Public Schools (LA) decided to launch a small pilot of the new Eureka Math²™ curriculum in the...

Gaining a Profound Understanding of the Value of Pi

STRATEGY On the fourteenth day of the third month of each year, teachers and students all over the country celebrate what has become known as Pi Day....

Growing Up Good at Math

“When did you get so good at math?” I asked my 12-year-old son, Tucker, and he couldn’t contain his smile.

How to Promote a Deeper Understanding of Place Value

COHERENCE When I was a second grader, I thought place value was fairly dull.

Comparison of Fractions — Beyond Common Denominators

STRATEGIES Given two fractions, how do we compare them? As a young student, the way I learned to compare fractions was to use the strategy of finding...

Examining Student Work for Measurement Division

STRATEGY Traditionally speaking, most schools in the United States teach division of fractions procedurally. Students learn the method, but never...

The Statistical Project: Student-directed Discovery

Young children are passionate and excited as they discover and explore their world. Look at the child pictured below. A snack became an exciting math...

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