Join EDC at the ATMNE 2026 Conference
Sharing new strategies to improve mathematics teaching and learning
Seven EDC mathematics education experts will present their successful work to increase the mathematics achievement of PreK–12 students at the Association of Teachers of Mathematics in New England (ATMNE) Conference on October 22 and 23 in Warwick, RI. EDC will also host a vendor table at the event.
Our experts’ work responds to urgent needs to better support students’ mathematics proficiency to ensure they are ready for daily life and the workforce. Sessions will focus on our Young Mathematics program, mathematics intervention, data literacy in elementary school, and using computing to support children’s mathematics learning.
Explore all of our sessions below, and we hope to see you in Warwick.
Bringing Data to Life: Strategies, Activities, and Warm-Ups for Elementary Classrooms, Thursday, October 22 (11:10 a.m.–12:00 p.m.): Johannah Nikula and Emily Fagan from our Data Paths project will share engaging, hands-on data literacy activities for teachers to integrate into their math instruction. Participants will learn strategies to help students represent, analyze, and communicate about data. (Bookmark this page to keep up with new Data Paths learning opportunities.)
Making the Most of Math Intervention, Thursday, October 22 (1:10–2:00 p.m.): Amy Brodesky, Emily Fagan, and Kate Coleman, the co-authors of the popular Mathematics Intervention Toolkit published by the Institute of Education Sciences through our work administering the REL Northeast & Islands will discuss how to actively engage students in doing math and talking about their ideas during intervention time. Participants will learn about routines that use evidence-based strategies to build understanding of fractions and number lines.
Math+CS: Deepening Mathematical Reasoning through Programming, Friday, October 23 (11:10 a.m.–12:00 p.m.): Kate Coleman and Deborah Spencer will present EDC’s research-based Math+CS model that embeds block-based programming “microworlds” into grades 2–5. Participants will examine how computational thinking practices like abstraction, algorithms, and debugging—support reasoning as students work in programming environments that make thinking visible and enable iteration and immediate feedback.
Young Mathematicians: Bridging PreK & K Learning Trajectories & Math Games, Friday, October 23 (2:10–3:00 p.m.): Kristen Reed, Jessica Young, and Kate Coleman will engage participants in analyzing videos of children engaged in our Young Mathematicians games, discuss evidence of what children know and may be ready to learn next, and explore how these games and learning progressions can help prepare PreK children for the transition to Kindergarten. Participants will leave with a focal-student observation protocol and knowledge of 60+ freely available mathematics games.
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