RAPID CITY - Jane Pfeifle is sold on inquiry-based math. "I don't profess to know everything about it," she said. "But I like what I see in my own house." The Rapid City mother of three children, ages ...

S tan Yoshinobu didn’t invent inquiry-based learning, a method of instruction that replaces the time-honored lecture with student-led presentations and group work. That credit goes to the late ...

Re: “Higher education: Teach real math for college readiness” [Jan. 2, Northwest Voices]: I agree with the letter writer about inquiry-based math. I taught my children at home and used the Saxon Math ...

One of the joys of being an educator is embracing all the differences every student brings to the classroom, while teaching them to celebrate those unique traits in themselves and each other. Yet, ...

When students are truly engaged in inquiry, they are able to construct deep knowledge and understanding rather than just passively receiving information Lloyd Alexander once said, “We learn more by ...

Today’s guest blog is written by Michelle Stephan, an associate professor of mathematics education with a joint appointment in the College of Education and Department of Mathematics and Statistics at ...