A simple wave of the hand can boost a child's performance in mathematics. A new study published in Child Development found that students perform better when instructors teach with hand ...

Gesturing helps students develop new ways of understanding mathematics, according to research at the University of Chicago. Scholars have known for a long time that movements help retrieve information ...

Brandy Frakes, an elementary school teacher at the Aspire University Charter School in Modesto, is tackling one of the greatest challenges facing educators: building support among bewildered parents ...