Volume 4, Issue 2

February 2025

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Publications

Using Student Reflections to Inform Your Small Groups

Authors: Annie Sussman and Marta Garcia

Content Areas: Professional Development, Math

Authors from the Forum for Equity in Elementary Education discuss how using students’ perspectives on math classes to inform grouping practices can positively impact how they see themselves as math learners.

Storytelling Math’s Yumbo Gumbo named an NSTA Best K-12 STEM Book of 2024!

And it’s the ONLY math fiction picture book on the list available in English and Spanish.

Check out the list here.

New Project

Exploring Community Based Dance Centers as Learning Ecologies

TERC’s Folashade Solomon received one of 8 New Research Grants from the Wallace Foundation

Awarded to arts and culture organizations and social science researchers rooted in communities of color, the grantees selected are participating in the research-focused component of Wallace’s ongoing arts initiative, Advancing Well-Being in the Arts. TERC’s project, Exploring Community Based Dance Centers as Learning Ecologies, will partner with four community-based dance centers serving Black youth in three U.S. metros to explore the supports, opportunities, and resources for learning and development provided in these spaces.

Opportunities

Climate and Equity Education:

A Summer Institute for Learning and Teaching

TERC, in partnership with the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, invites high school teachers to apply for a one-week, all-expenses-paid intensive on the beautiful coast of Maine.

Sun July 20 - Sat July 26, 2025
Application deadline: March 3rd, 2025

Teachers will:

• explore the inequitable impacts of climate change
• be inspired by sharing best practices for teaching climate equity
• build community
• explore some science
• enjoy the tranquility of Maine woods and seashore
• leave with a renewed sense of hope and purpose about making a difference!

“The institute was one of the most meaningful professional development experiences of my career. The schedule was expertly thought out, providing a wonderful balance of useful pedagogy, productive dialogue, and effective facilitation alongside time for mental health.”

—Teacher from the 2024 cohort

Upcoming Speaker Series: Elements of Equitable Math Learning Communities

This Speaker Series focuses on four areas that are critical to developing and sustaining equitable mathematics classrooms in the elementary grades.  Speakers include Forum colleagues and nationally known educators and researchers whose work pertains to equity in mathematics education. 

Register for the series.

Developing Equitable Participation Through Reciprocity and Relationship

Dr. Elham Kazemi

March 6, 2025 

7-8 pm EST

Learn more and register here.

NSTA Philadelphia - TERC Booth 811

Drop by our NSTA booth on March 27-29 and share your thoughts on what makes TERC special. As a token of our appreciation, we're offering free travel mugs! You'll also be able to learn about the latest projects from our researchers and access downloadable STEM education materials at no cost. Follow along with us here.