Speed drills are such a routine part of the weekly rhythms of many math classrooms that they’re often called Mad Minute Mondays. Critics say these timed drills aren’t useful and instead provoke math ...

The Houston Texans and ConocoPhillips have partnered together the last seven years for TORO's Math Drills, an educational video series designed to challenge 3rd and 4th grade students. This spring ...

Students learn math best when they approach the subject as something they enjoy, according to a Stanford education expert. Speed pressure, timed testing and blind memorization pose high hurdles in ...

When I was in the fifth grade, Fridays always meant math drills. Our teacher stood over us with a stopwatch in one hand and a gym whistle in the other. At the first piercing blast, we would rush ...

However, Instant Interactive Drills is compatible with all versions of Mac OS X, as well as Mac OS 8.6-9.x. Version 2.0 has expanded the number of math problems. You can now work with multipliers ...

TORO has entertained millions on gamedays for two decades and counting. Now, he's helped over a million students improve their math skills. The Houston Texans and ConocoPhillips have partnered ...

A new study finds traditional math instruction – what many folks call "drill and kill" – is more effective in helping young children struggling in math than group work, peer tutoring or hands ...

Susan Hobart asked this week’s “question-of-the-week": What strategies help math facts stick besides the old “drill the skill” and, if someone is not proficient at addition facts ...

Don’t get math teachers started on best teaching practices. The discussions are emotional, heated and they don’t agree on much — except that Canadian kids are falling behind their peers in ...