Early Algebra Team

About Us

Our team includes psychologists and mathematics educators who have worked with teachers and students for two decades. Since 1998 we have been collaborating with East Somerville Community school in Somerville, MA, to develop innovative new approaches to early mathematics instruction. We view arithmetic and elementary algebra as intimately interwoven. Our team is currently working with four different classrooms of 10 year old students.

Do we think second grade students are capable of algebraic reasoning? Absolutely. And our research is all about looking carefully at how young learners express general relationships among numbers and quantities through written notation, tables, and diagrams.

Team Members

David W. Carraher, Principal Investigator, TERC

Analúcia D. Schliemann, co-Principal Investigator, Prof. of Education, Tufts University

Judah Schwartz, Project Advisor

Bárbara M. Brizuela, Asst. Prof. of Education, Tufts University

Darrell Earnest, Research and Development Specialist, TERC

Gabrielle Cayton, graduate student, Tufts University

Mara Martinez, graduate student, Tufts University

Camille Burnett, graduate student, Tufts University

Irit Peled, Haifa University, Visiting Professor at Tufts

Anne Goodrow, Rhode Island College

Jerry Karacz, Arlington Middle School and TERC

Schools

East Somerville

The Mason School

Teacher Participants

Michelle Anderson

Aadina Balti

Candace Chick

Karolyn McNeil





					About Us Our team includes psychologists and mathematics educators who have worked with teachers and students for two decades. Since 1998 we have been collaborating with East Somerville Community school in Somerville, MA, to develop innovative new approaches to early mathematics instruction. We view arithmetic and elementary algebra as intimately interwoven. Our team is currently working with four different classrooms of 10 year old students. Do we think second grade students are capable of algebraic reasoning? Absolutely. And our research is all about looking carefully at how young learners express general relationships among numbers and quantities through written notation, tables, and diagrams. Team Members David W. Carraher, Principal Investigator, TERC Analúcia D. Schliemann, co-Principal Investigator, Prof. of Education, Tufts University Judah Schwartz, Project Advisor Bárbara M. Brizuela, Asst. Prof. of Education, Tufts University Darrell Earnest, Research and Development Specialist, TERC Gabrielle Cayton, graduate student, Tufts University Mara Martinez, graduate student, Tufts University Camille Burnett, graduate student, Tufts University Irit Peled, Haifa University, Visiting Professor at Tufts Anne Goodrow, Rhode Island College Jerry Karacz, Arlington Middle School and TERC Schools East Somerville The Mason School Teacher Participants Michelle Anderson Aadina Balti Candace Chick Karolyn McNeil
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