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Articles include:
Interweaving Equitable Participation and Deep Mathematics: Building Community in the Elementary Classroom focuses on a dual commitment: to teaching deep and challenging mathematics and to equitable participation for all students in the classroom community. With practical strategies and real-life examples, Susan Jo Russell and Deborah Schifter offer a design for building community organized around four key aspects: every voice matters; collaboration supports student agency; student-created representations offer anchors, openings, and depth; and students become initiators and advocates for their own learning. Each chapter examines how teachers implement these ideas through video examples from six public elementary-school classrooms.
We are deeply saddened to share the news that Dr. Janice Ellen Jackson, trustee of TERC, passed away on March 3, 2025. Janice was one of our longest-serving and most dedicated advocates, and her contributions to TERC and the broader educational community have been invaluable.
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.
September 17, 2025
To address the gap and inform engineering education programs for young children, the study conducted a design-based research study in collaboration with 15 Spanish-and English-speaking families with preschool-age children. Read the article here.
September 16, 2025
TERC Researchers Jessica Karch, Jennifer Knoll, Jim Hammerman, and, Traci Higgins co-edited a special...September 15, 2025
The study examines how teacher influence affects student engagement in smart STEM classrooms and how incorporating this effect improves machine learning models of engagement. Read the article here.
In the business of education, it’s very easy to overlook that teachers are human beings. That value is pretty central to the work we do here.”
