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Partnering with Denver Metro Schools
to Study Learning Trajectories in Mathematics
JUNE 2015
MARSICO INSTITUTE IS...
Douglas Clements, PhD
Executive Director 303­871­2217
[email protected]
Carrie Germeroth, PhD
Director of Research
303­871­2046
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Melissa Mincic, PhD
Assistant Director of Policy and Practice
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Crystal Day­Hess, PhD
Research Project Director
303­871­3725
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Marsico Executive Director Douglas Clements and Kennedy Institute Endowed Chair
Julie Sarama, in partnership with Denver’s Cherry Creek School District and Denver
Public Schools, have been awarded a $3.5 million grant by the U.S. Department of
Education’s Institute of Education Sciences. The four­year project titled Evaluating the
Efficacy of Learning Trajectories in Early Mathematics tests different aspects of
learning trajectories to determine whether they are better than other approaches in
supporting young children’s learning. “Although the results will have implications for
the use of learning trajectories across multiple subjects, mathematics is particularly
important,” says Dr. Clements, “because it strongly predicts later school success, not
only in mathematics, but also overall achievement and even graduation and college
entry.”
Applying the Science of Learning
Jessica Craig
Office Manager/Project Coordinator
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ADDRESS
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to Define Education Apps
A recently published paper by Kathy Hirsh­Pasek and her colleagues provides a frame
for evaluating the learning potential within so­called educational apps. NAEYC
provides an overview of the framework that describes the best circumstances for
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children’s learning. Parents and teachers can use this framework
to evaluate apps that children are using. Applying the four pillars
of the framework – active learning, engagement in the learning
process, meaningful learning, and social interaction – to other
information from review sites can guide intentional choices about
which apps to allow children to use and which ones to avoid.
New Resources
Listen
Toxic Stress, The Brain, and Child Poverty: What We’ve Learned
The Colorado Public Radio has produced a series on how toxic stress associated with
poverty can affect children’s brains and their ability to learn and regulate emotions.
Stories also focus on research examining how toxic stress can impact new parents
and their subsequent relationships with their children, how parents can protect their
kids from toxic stress, and how some teachers are focusing on social skills to help
support academics.
Read
Colorado’s Youngest: A Profile of the 0­5 Population
The Piton Foundation’s Data Initiative team has developed Colorado’s Youngest: A
Profile of the 0­5 Population. The brief takes an in­depth look at vulnerable births and
additional indicators that represent the development of young children in Colorado and
specifically the Metro Denver area. Included is an interactive story map that allows you
to engage with the data beyond the content of the brief and at a neighborhood level. Come see Marsico staff
Marsico Executive Director Douglas Clements, Kennedy Institute Endowed Chair Julie
Sarama will present at the following upcoming conferences.
Connecting Number and Operations in the Classroom (NCTM
Summer Institute), National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, New Orleans,
July 23, 2015 ­ July 25, 2015. Learning trajectories for number and operations.
U.S. News STEM Solutions Conference, San Diego, CA, July 1, 2015. Building
Blocks of Math.
National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP), Long Beach, CA,
June 30, 2015. Early Math: Policies and Practice.
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