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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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)

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What is the SimCalc Program?

• Software• Hardware• Curriculum• Training• Focus on the intersection on these to

enhance learning

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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

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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