The Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE) recently released a new joint position statement on Evidence-Based Math Instruction. Some of its key messages include:
- Evidence-based math instruction requires more than procedural drills.
- Teaching math is fundamentally different from teaching reading.
- Explicit instruction has value, but it is only one tool among many that effective teachers use.
The joint position is in collaboration with the Association of State Supervisors of Mathematics (ASSM), The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics (NCSM), UT Austin Dana Center, and The National Council for Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM).