Category: Math in Context

Contexts for learning/teaching math include the history of math, scientific applications, and practical uses of math. Examples of math in context inspire students to want to learn. Teachers may use these examples with their students or use these as starting points for developing and personalizing their own math in context examples.

Why Learn to Multiply Fractions?

After learning what fractions are and various ways to write them, you learned to find common denominators to add and subtract them. Next, you will learn to multiply them. Fractions… Read more »

An Inspiring Problem

Maryam Mirzakhani In 2014, Maryam Mirzakhani became the first woman awarded the Fields Medal, the most prestigious mathematics award in the world. Though phenomenally successful in math, as a child,… Read more »

Paul Halmos’ View of Mathematics

Before we immerse ourselves in learning to teach math, let’s look closer at the subject of mathematics. What kind of math do you want to teach? This may seem like… Read more »