Activities, ideas, and discussion helping teachers think through maths in classrooms.
February 2, 2016
For three years the Collaborative has been partnering with Chicago Public Schools and Depaul University as a network of support to teachers.
For years the Collaborative has been expanding their efforts. In 2015 one such effort took the team to Hawaii to explore such concepts as sets and operations.
On November 18th-21st, 2015 instructors Dr. Hynes-Berry and Dr. Chen attended the annual national conference, presenting on the precursor concepts of math for babies and infants three-years-old and younger.
Have some Halloween fun with the witch’s tale Room on the Broom. In this lively story by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, a witch makes room for her animal friends to ride on her broomstick……
One of the most classic images of the Halloween season is a witch's magic pot or cauldron. Singing about witches' brew and reading tales of magical pots can also be a great way to introduce…
The Collaborative received a four-year $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation, funding a new project that aims to improve early mathematics learning in Head Start classrooms across Chicago. This new program intends to…
Learning labs provide a time for teachers from different schools to come together and think in-depth about math. Tuesday, June 23, 2015 marked the date of the last learning lab for the Innovations program (i3),…
Erikson Institute Early Math Collaborative hosted its first Summer Institute, Meaning-Making in Early Math Education (MEME), July 7-10, 2015. Over 100 participants took part in rigorous, hands-on sessions that explored the foundational math concepts that…
Reading a "touch-and-feel" book or singing an action song with a baby or toddler is setting the groundwork for mathematical thinking and future school success. That's the point of Math All Around Me (MAAM), a joint…
Geocaching is an activity that uses the GPS technology on your mobile device to allow for some real-life treasure hunting. It can mathematize otherwise ordinary situations, as it allows children to interact with real-world maps.