Why engaging with measurement and data is crucial for children’s early mathematics learning.
Several different approaches to explicating the important mathematics that underlies the content area of measurement and data
Videos of children, activities for prospective and practicing teachers, and readings that portray the development of an understanding of measurement and data
Materials designed to explain and illustrate the importance of the formative assessment of children’s thinking on measurement and data
Resources that teacher educators can use to support teachers to develop classroom practice that engages young children in measurement and data.
Fictionalized but very real examples of student experiences in learning to teach and in teaching early math.
Teacher educators are invited to use these materials flexibly, with varied settings, amounts of time, and participants. We present a variety of possible ways of getting started with these resources.