Investigations 3: Making Sense of and Persevering with the Mathematical Practices
An Essay on the Math Practices
What does it look like when students engage in the Mathematical Practices? What is the teacher’s role in supporting the Practices? Read Deborah Schifter and Susan Jo Russell’s essay about what it means to take the Mathematical Practices seriously as part of instruction.
Featured Project
iSWOOP: Interpreters and Scientists Working On-Site at Our Parks
PI: Martha Merson
Co-PI: Nickolay Hristov
Senior Scientist: Louise Allen
Funder: National Science Foundation
National Parks are full of interesting natural phenomena and man-made artifacts, which often intrigue visitors and form the basis of interactions with park rangers. Researchers are active in nearly every national park unit gathering data and conducting experiments. More »
Featured Service
Investigations Workshops for Transforming Mathematics
For seventeen years, those attending Investigations Workshops have experienced mathematics learning and teaching in ways that have transformed their own teaching and understanding of how children learn mathematics. Learn More »
Featured Product
Teaching Science to English Language Learners
Editors: Ann S. Rosebery and Beth Warren
Can a student’s cultural background support and extend learning in science? Can students learn science before they’re proficient in English? Or is concentrating on the specialized vocabulary of science the best way to teach science to English language learners? This book addresses these and other questions, and combines this research with classroom case studies and the perspectives of master teachers. More »
Featured Research
White Paper: Under the Microscope
Authors: Brian Drayton, Gilly Puttick, and Meaghan Donovan.
The 2013 white paper, Under the Microscope, examines research literature on biology labs (1987-2007), including papers and dissertations in English from 23 research journals, and covering work done in North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. The study evaluated the papers to discern trends, summarize findings, and identify gaps in the literature on biology labs from grade 5 to introductory college courses. Read More »
TERC NEWS
November 19, 2015—Announcement
TERC, Inc. is looking for students in grades 5-8 to test a prototype of a new, serious science game
November 18, 2015—Press Release
McGraw-Hill Releases TERC’s EMPower Plus to Help More Adult Learners Earn High School Equivalency Certificates
August 3, 2015—Press Release
TERC Receives NSF Research Grant to Examine the Development of Computational Thinking in Game-Based Learning
May 19, 2015—Announcement
Signing Science in DO-IT online journal
May 11, 2015—Press Release
NSF 2015 Teaching and Learning Video Showcase Opens May 11
April 17, 2015—Announcement
TERC at AERA
