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TERC Experts Publish Groundbreaking Resource on Teaching Early Algebra to Improve Students’ Ability in Mathematics
New book by Maria Blanton, Angela Murphy Gardiner offers insight, practical guidance to help teachers empower young learners to think algebraically, leading to later mathematical prowess
New TERC Tech Talks Video Podcast Evaluates AI Tools for Educators
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.
Hands On! Spring 2025 Magazine
Articles include:
- Sound Travels: Seeking to understand how soundscapes in learning settings influence their visitors’ learning
- Introduction: Making and STEM Learning in Formal and Informal Settings
- Discovering STEM, entrepreneurship, and careers through making
- Math and Making for Middle School Youth
New Publication Shows What’s Possible When All Students Are Seen as Mathematicians
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.
Project LEAP’s Maria Blanton and Angela Gardiner featured in EdWeek
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.
News & Events
TERC Receives a NSF Grant to Explore STEM Learning in Breweries
November 12, 2026
TERC has received a National Science Foundation grant to explore how conversations in breweries...Explore How Sound Shapes Visitor Experiences in Upcoming Sound Travels Webinar
November 9, 2026
November 19, 2026 | 7:00–8:00 PM ET | Online How do the sounds of museums,...New Research Explores How Young Students Develop Algebraic Thinking
November 2, 2026
TERC researchers Maria Blanton and Angela Murphy Gardiner with collgues Bárbara M. Brizuela and MathĂas A. LĂłpez examined how students in kindergarten through Grade 2 understand and reason about function tables and graphs. Their findings offer insights into how young children make sense of mathematical relationships and how educators can better support early algebra learning. Explore the Research.
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