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Our forward-thinking and groundbreaking research projects often result in insightful and inspiring learning materials, many for free.
Helping Young Children Make Sense of Data
Discover the Early Childhood Data Science Learning Framework, a new free resource designed to help educators introduce children ages 4–7 to the powerful role data plays in their everyday lives. This framework outlines key learning goals and classroom-ready activity examples that build young learners’ curiosity, critical thinking, and foundational skills for school and the data-driven world they’re growing up in. Explore practical vignettes and insights that can inspire meaningful data investigations in early learning settings.
Takeaway: Strong teacher–paraprofessional collaboration, supported by clear communication, shared expectations, and mutual respect, can transform paraprofessionals from passive classroom aides into active partners in supporting student learning.
How TERC Can Help: TERC’s Doing the Math with Paraeducators work supports this kind of collaboration by providing sustained professional development that helps paraeducators build confidence and instructional expertise in early mathematics. The project also includes professional learning for teachers, which helps teachers and paraeducators work together more effectively to support students’ mathematical thinking.
STEM Fact!
"Forty" is the only number spelled with letters in alphabetical order.
Mathematics and Language: Recommendations for Equitable and Effective Math Instruction for Multilingual Learners
March 31, 2026 7-8PM, EDT
This talk presents research-based recommendations for effective and equitable mathematics instruction for multilingual learners. A video from a 3rd grade classroom will be used to illustrate recommendations.
TERC, in partnership with the MacArthur Foundation, will welcome 18 high school educators as Climate and Equity Fellows for the 2026 Climate and Equity Institute—an all-expenses-paid, weeklong experience focused on teaching climate change and equity.
Held July 26–August 1, 2026, at the Schoodic Institute in Acadia National Park, the Institute brings together educators from diverse communities to share practice, collaborate with experts, strengthen curriculum, and reconnect with purpose in a stunning natural setting.
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