Mathematics educator Dan Meyer, who holds a Ph.D. in Math Education from Stanford University and a B.S. in Mathematics from the University of California, Davis, blogs about teaching math on dy/dan. Meyer has authored this blog since 2006, sharing teaching ideas along with reflections about mathematics curriculum and pedagogy. Mathematics instructors of all levels may want to periodically check out...

The American Mathematical Society (AMS) was founded in 1888, boasts a membership of more than 30 thousand, and holds the distinction of hosting the largest annual research mathematics meeting in the world. Readers can be assured, then, that this AMS-published blog, which offers ideas on how to teach mathematics to high- and low-performing students, from kindergarten through college, maintains a...

Anyone who has taught or tutored math - or who has simply been a mathematics student themselves - will recognize that one of the biggest challenges to learning mathematics is the prevalence of math anxiety. Children and adults alike often believe that they are bad at math. Graham Fletcher is one of many educators who is working to change the way that math is taught and alleviate this anxiety. On...

Sara VanDerWerf is a high school mathematics teacher who also serves as a consultant to other mathematics educators. Mathematics tutors and teachers will find a number of resources and ideas that may be of interest in her blog. These resources include classroom activities, lesson plan ideas, teaching reflections, and links to relevant outside resources. In one recent post, VanDerWerf discusses...