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TERC has launched TERC Tech Talks, a new video podcast series designed to help educators, parents, and practitioners navigate the rapidly evolving world of AI tools and emerging learning technologies.
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A new book by Susan Jo Russell and Deborah Schifter offers a powerful vision for K–5 math classrooms where all students thrive. Learn how equitable participation and deep math learning go hand in hand.
Christine Reich, PhD will join TERC as its president on July 1, 2025. A distinguished educator, social science researcher, and former museum executive, Reich brings a deep commitment to advancing STEM education opportunities for all learners.
Can Kindergarten Math Lay the Foundation for Algebra? New Study Aims to Find Out
Teaching algebraic thinking skills early—like generalizing, representing, and reasoning—can set students up for success, researchers say.
October 31, 2025
Building Instructional Capacity and Creating Opportunities for Professional Growth: Mathematics Professional Development for Paraeducators highlights how collaborative mentorship helps educators foster equity and deeper mathematical understanding for paraeducators in the classroom. To scaffold paraeducators’ growth, project staff designed, tested, and refined a PD model specifically for K–3 paraeducators working in an urban district. Learn more.
October 31, 2025
Project Team Traci Higgins, Andee Rubin, Kaylene Stevens, and Kathryn Hobbs partner with teachers to co-design activities that help students engage in data inquiry, deepen data literacy, and build data efficacy. Read more
October 28, 2025
Debra Bernstein and Mike Cassidy are co-editing a special issue of Frontiers in Education focused on "Transforming...TERC stands as a beacon of hope that it’s possible to do really cool things in the classroom.”
