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James J Kaput Center for Research and Innovation in Mathematics Education Established March 1st 2007

James J Kaput Center for Research and Innovation in Mathematics Education Established March 1st 2007. A new start for international collaboration on foundational issues in mathematics education. Mission.

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James J Kaput Center for Research and Innovation in Mathematics Education Established March 1st 2007

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  1. James J Kaput Center for Research and Innovation in Mathematics Education Established March 1st 2007 A new start for international collaboration on foundational issues in mathematics education

  2. Mission • Established in the spirit and vision of James Kaput, whose innovative thinking and leadership inspired many in the field of technology in mathematics education. • Provide a focus and support for sustained investigation of foundational issues in the field of mathematics education • Provide an interdisciplinary research unit where fundamental problems in mathematics education will be studied, discussed and analyzed through conferences, interdisciplinary colloquium series, basic research and development, commissioned reports, think-tank meetings.

  3. Structure • Presently have a 70-person international advisory board across disciplines (Asia, Australia, Canada, Mexico, Central,South America, some of Europe) • 12-person Executive Board • Research Associates, Research Students & Adjunct Research Associates in many different institutions including SRI International, CA

  4. Foundational Research • Algebraic Thinking in the Elementary Grades, • Use of dynamic, interactive technologies and their impact on mathematical experience at scale, • Classroom connectivity and impact on participation and motivation, • The development of proof and reasoning across the grades, • Symbolic Cognition in Advanced Mathematics, • Evolution and epistemic dimensions on the use of mathematical symbols and notation systems, and • District-wide improvement of mathematics teaching in elementary & middle grades.

  5. Outreach & Dissemination • Sustaining partnerships with researchers around the world, industry, and schools • Connecting research to practice through teacher professional development, and • Providing on-line web services to researchers, students and practitioners (e.g., Colloquium, Studying Authors [on-line seminars], pod-casting). • See http://kaputcenter.umassd.edu

  6. New Funding Democratizing Access to Core Mathematics Across Grades 9-12. Department of Education, RFA Topic: Goal 2 (Development), Type A, 4 Years. July 2007 – June 2011. $1,974,701(Stephen Hegedus, Luis Moreno-Armella)

  7. What is the SimCalc Program? • Software • Hardware • Curriculum • Training • Focus on the intersection on these to enhance learning

  8. Overview of Curriculum • 30 blocks/60 periods • 14 units each one focused on a concept in Algebra (1) • Main math: linearity, co-variation, parametric variation (y=mx+b) slope and slope AS rate, simultaneous functions, systems of linear functions

  9. Student Gain Pre-to-Post

  10. Student Gain by Gender

  11. Next Steps • Parent Symposium at the Kaput Center to discuss our findings in more detail and focus on new initiatives • http://kaputcenter.umassd.edu • kaputcenter@umassd.edu

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