Having a deeper understanding of division derived from multiple models is of great importance for teachers and students. For example, students will benefit from a greater understanding of division contexts as they study long division, fractions, and division of fractions. The purpose of this article is to build on teachers' and students'…

Parents can positively impact children's learning of mathematics. To productively engage families in the learning process, teachers must support such interpersonal relationships. The author describes the investigative work of a group of teacher candidates as they sought to attain such understanding. Eighteen preservice teachers, who were…

A new mathematical tool, known as Engage, Explore, Explain (EEE) model, was developed that was simple for teachers to use, could guide them as they planned exploratory experiences, and was useful to teach mathematics for understanding. The EEE model provides a lesson structure for teachers to use with almost any mathematics topic and can easily be…