Math Success by DMTI

Rethinking the Teaching of Area and Perimeter

Introduction:

Feb 19 • Math Success by DMTI

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Beyond Worksheets: How Summer Math Programs Boost Language and Thinking

This research overview highlights how well-designed summer math programs emphasizing language rich, hands-on, & conceptually focused experiences…

Feb 4 • Math Success by DMTI

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January 2026

The "Diamond" Problem: How Everyday Language Undermines Geometric Thinking

This DMT Insight shows why common shape posters and worksheets create misconceptions like “diamond,” and how teaching shapes as intersecting lines and…

Jan 26 • Math Success by DMTI

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Time Matters: How Instructional Minutes Shape Mathematical Understanding

This DMT Insight demonstrates how instructional time—daily, weekly, and yearly—directly influences the depth, durability, and equity of students…

Jan 13 • Math Success by DMTI

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Investing in the tool (Transactional) or the teacher (transformational)?

This Insight examines why curriculum alone rarely improves math outcomes and shows how investing in teachers mathematical knowledge is one of the most…

Jan 8 • Math Success by DMTI

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December 2025

Why Teacher Knowledge is the Key to Fixing Elementary Math

This DMT Insight demonstrates that meaningful gains in elementary math come not from new materials but from strengthening teachers’ mathematical…

Dec 4, 2025 • Math Success by DMTI

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November 2025

Why Number Lines Should Be Built

This DMT Insight shows how letting students build number line not just use them strengthens their structural understanding by helping them reason about…

Nov 24, 2025 • Math Success by DMTI

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From Screens to Sense making: What are We Missing?

How Digital Learning Shapes and Limits Understanding.

Nov 14, 2025 • Math Success by DMTI

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Drills vs Strategies: Building Flexible Mathematical Thinkers

This DMT Insight explains how replacing drill-focused fluency practice with strategy-based instruction and purposeful retrieval builds flexible…

Nov 7, 2025 • Math Success by DMTI

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October 2025

How Varied Practice Transforms Math Learning

This DMT Insights demonstrates how using varied practice worksheets where students translate among story problems, visual models, and symbolic equations…

Oct 31, 2025

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Embracing Mistakes and Misconceptions in Mathematics: A Catalyst for Building Thinkers

This research overview synthesizes evidence and offers actionable strategies that transform the learning culture from “fear of being wrong” to…

Oct 21, 2025 • Math Success by DMTI

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The Struggle with Rounding and Estimation: Research Insights for Educators

This research overview highlights strategies for helping students truly understand rounding or estimation not just memorizing it

Oct 9, 2025 • Math Success by DMTI

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