Volume 3, Issue 11

November 2024

Dear TERC friend,

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TERC

Publications

Project LEAP’s Maria Blanton and Angela Gardiner featured in EdWeek

Article: Can Kindergarten Math Lay the Foundation for Algebra? New Study Aims to Find Out 

Content Areas: Math, Research/Evaluation 

“So, we kind of started from scratch, no pun intended”: What can students learn from designing games?

Authors: Gillian Puttick, Michael Cassidy, Eli Tucker-Raymond, G. M. Troiano, and C. Harteveld

Content Areas: Computational Thinking, Technology, Research/Evaluation

Professional Development Opportunities

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.

Four Elements of Equitable Math Learning Communities: An Introduction

Lynne Godfrey and Marta Garcia
November 10, 2024
7:00-8:00 EST

Learn more and register here.

Interweaving Deep Mathematics and Equitable Participation

Dr. Susan Jo Russell and Dr. Deborah Schifter
December 12, 2024
7:00-8:00 EST

Learn more and register here.

AERA Science Teaching and Learning SIG Book Chat with Jodi Asbell-Clarke

AERA Science Teaching and Learning SIG hosted a book chat with Dr. Jodi Asbell-Clarke on Wednesday, October 30, 2024. The discussion centered on her new book, Reaching and Teaching Neurodivergent Learners in STEM: Strategies for Embracing Uniquely Talented Problem Solvers, published by Routledge. 

Book description:

Providing salient stories and practical strategies, this book empowers educators to embrace the unique talents of neurodivergent learners in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). An exploration of the exciting opportunities neurodiversity presents to build an innovative workforce is grounded in a large body of research from psychology, neuroscience, and education.