Student Learning

Our work focuses on deepening students' understanding of mathematics. To us, "mathematical understanding" means:

• A mental habit of investigation, not just the collection of mathematical facts;
• The ability to formulate and solve mathematical problems;
• The ability to make and use abstractions;
• The ability to apply mathematical procedures appropriately;
• The ability to develop and apply mathematical theories; and
• An understanding of the history of ideas in mathematics.

Our curriculum projects are student-centered and problem-based, and aim to help students get a sense for the history of ideas in mathematics. Students come to see the methods used to create mathematical results as explicitly as they see the results themselves. We are also involved in education policy, professional and leadership development for teachers, and education research to enhance student learning.