To improve teachers’ mathematics instruction, enlist a team of coaches. But to find out what actually makes for effective coaching, ask researchers. That’s the premise of an instructional ...

In a packed school cafeteria one spring evening, Linden Elementary math coach JoAnn Smoot-Bryant looked on as a group of students and family members estimated the weight of an apple, a ball and ...

Being a math coach, Richards said, requires unique skills. Coaches are on-the-job trainers and sometimes a second set of hands for teachers. Using math coaches in middle schools isn’t a ...