This CADRE-led structured poster session highlights a body of research that includes innovations and emerging knowledge related to effective mathematics instruction in PreK-12 classrooms. The session features eight research programs that advance our understanding of the role, knowledge, and practice of professionals who support mathematics instruction (including paraeducators, mentor teachers, and teacher leaders); PD and pedagogies that have potential to improve outcomes for specific student populations; partnerships and practices that support teacher design and implementation of high-quality learning experiences; and the nature of professional learning and contextual factors that result in changes in mathematics teachers’ knowledge and practice.
Location: AERA 2026 Conference. Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 515A.
Chair and Discussant: Ilana S. Horn.
Projects and Authors:
- Doing the Math with Paraeducators: Enhancing and Expanding a PreK-3 Math Professional Development Model
Authors: Audrey E. Martinez-Gudapakkam, Karen Mutch-Jones, Brandon Sorge, Judy Storeygard, Sabrina De Los Santos Rodríguez, Sarah Hill, Connie Henry, Thomas Schindler, Gina Borgioli Yoder, Lynette Osborne, and Elizabeth Osche
Project: Doing the Math with Paraeducators: Enhancing and Expanding and Sustaining a Professional Development Model in PreK to Grade 3 Math Classrooms) - Examining Geometry Teachers’ Changes to Design-based Lessons for Engaging Students in Math Modelling
Authors: Saadeddine S. Shehab, Gloriana Gonzalez, and Edward Powers
Project: Engaging Teachers in Integrating Human-Centered Design for Geometry Problem-based Instruction - Exploring Emergent Bilinguals’ Positioning in Translanguaging-Oriented Math Instruction
Authors: Jiyeong Joann Yi, Jasmine Sourwine, and Shristi Shrestha
Project: CAREER: Implementing Mathematical Modeling for Emergent Bilinguals - Integrating Children’s Experiences and Mathematical Learning: Using Addition to Explore Dynamic Family Structures
Author: José Martínez Hinestroza
Project: CAREER: Affirming Bilingual Children’s Participation in Mathematics - “It takes courage to come out and be vulnerable:” Coaching for Social Justice Mathematics
Author: Kari Kokka
Project: CAREER: Partnering with Teachers and Students to Engage in Mathematical Inquiry about Relevant Social Issues - Mentoring for Responsive Teaching: Characterizing Mentoring Practice of Collaborative Pedagogical Reasoning
Authors: Janine Remillard, Riku Sayuj, Arati Bapat, Anna Dailey, Annabel Stoler, Carol Vieira, Sophie Meuch, Hala N. Ghousseini, and Meghan Shaughnessy
Project: Advancing Mentor Teachers' Practices Through Collaborative Pedagogical Reasoning - Understanding How Mathematics Teachers Take Up Instructional Nudges
Authors: Sarah Ann Roberts, Royce Olarte, Evelyn Margarita Vera-Flandez, and Hyeyeon Han
Project: CAREER: Understanding the Routinization of Mathematics Language Routines in Middle and High Schools - Understanding the Role of Rehearsals in Mathematics Language Routine Studio
Authors: Zandra de Araujo, Amber Grace Candela, and Samuel Otten
Project: Practice-Driven Professional Development for Algebra Teachers