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Contact About Overview Authors & Advisors Related Publications Math + Programming Think Math! Math Routines Mental Math Headline Stories Math Library About Overview Authors & Advisors Related Publications Math + Programming Think Math! Math Routines Mental Math Headline Stories Math Library ✕ Explore Rich Mathematical Ideas Children are problem solvers by nature. They are constantly—without always being aware of it—generalizing their observations of the world around them to make sense of what’s going on and make predictions about consequences. EDC’s work honors what students can figure out, and emphasizes connections, and promotes multiple approaches to topics. Our pedagogical approach builds on students’ curiosity, using puzzles and surprise to explore rich mathematical ideas. Mathematics is not about what you know, but about what you can figure out using what you know.” — E. Paul Goldenberg Math + Programming Play with our programming microworlds where children explore core mathematical concepts through the block-based programming language, Snap!. Think Math! Use EDC’s comprehensive K–5 mathematics curriculum complete with teacher’s guide, student book, student extension book, spiral review book, and teacher resource book (with school-home connections). Mental Math Brief, focused, daily mental math exercises that build computational fluency, algebraic understanding, and executive function skills. Math Library Explore our library of posts answering questions teachers frequently ask about elementary mathematics. JOIN OUR MAILING LIST Please leave this field empty Email * Signup successful. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under NSF Grant No. DRL-1934161 (Think Math+C), NSF Grant No. DRL-1741792 (Math+C), and NSF Grant No. ESI-0099093 (Think Math). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. © 2023 Education Development Center. All Rights Reserved. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License...