Exploring Mathematics Curricula Creatively (EMC²) seeks to design, research and evaluate engaging materials for grades 6-12 mathematics learning, as well as facilitate professional development to support teachers’ implementation of innovative mathematics instructional materials.

Featured projects

AC2inG Geometry: Animated Contrasting Cases in Geometry

Leveraging dynamic digital animations and side-by-side “contrasting cases,” this NSF-funded project helps students discover geometric concepts visually to build a deep, conceptual understanding and procedural flexibility.

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Design & Pitch Challenges in STEM

The Design & Pitch curricular framework brings the energy of the entrepreneurial world into the mathematics classroom. Each challenge tasks middle and high school students with solving messy, real-world problems utilizing math and pitching their solutions to judges.

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Validity Evidence for Measures in Mathematics Education

VM2ED is a freely available database designed to elevate the quality and rigor of quantitative research in mathematics education. The VM2ED repository houses quantitative measures and their associated validity evidence, helping mathematics education researchers easily source high-quality measurement tools.

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Staff

Erin Krupa

Associate Professor

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Katherine Burkett

Graduate Research Assistant

Prima Sagala

Graduate Research Assistant