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AV巴士 Experts Publish Groundbreaking Resource on Teaching Early Algebra to Improve Students鈥� 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
AV巴士 has launched AV巴士 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.
New Publication Shows What鈥檚 Possible When All Students Are Seen as Mathematicians
A new book by Susan Jo Russell and Deborah Schifter offers a powerful vision for K鈥�5 math classrooms where all students thrive. Learn how equitable participation and deep math learning go hand in hand.
Teaching algebraic thinking skills early鈥攍ike generalizing, representing, and reasoning鈥攃an set students up for success, researchers say.
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AV巴士 and MMSA Seek Educators for Learning from Student Thinking
October 2, 2026
AV巴士 and the Maine Mathematics & Science Alliance (MMSA) are recruiting educators to participate...AV巴士 Researchers Publish New Study on Mathematics Coaching and Classroom Argumentation
September 30, 2026
AV巴士 researchers Anushree Bopardikar and Christina B. Silva have co-authored a new article in the Fall 2026 issue of the聽NCSM Journal of Mathematics Education Leadership. The study explores how structured professional development protocols and video-analysis tools support math coaches in guiding teachers to foster mathematical argumentation. Ultimately, the research offers critical recommendations for designing flexible coaching routines that ensure every student can actively participate in rich mathematical discourse.
AV巴士 Researchers Explore How Youth Learn Through Making
September 25, 2026
Teresa Lara-Meloy, and Ken Rafanan, with Elise Levin-G眉racar of UC Berkeley, examine what minoritized youth learn through making in community-based makerspaces and afterschool programs. Their new paper, 聽Life Is Your Block of Clay.鈥� Applying a Typology for Learning in Makerspaces, explores how a framework for identifying learning can help make that often-implicit learning more visible.
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