Julie Sarama

Educational Background

• Ph.D., Mathematics Education, University at Buffalo, 1995
• Ed.M., Mathematics Education, University at Buffalo, 1989
• B.A., Mathematics, University at Buffalo, 1987

Research Interests

Julie Sarama conducts research on the implementation and effects of her own software environments in mathematics classrooms, young children's development of mathematical concepts and competencies, implementation of educational reform, and professional development.

Most recently, Sarama and her colleague, Doug Clements, have been funded by IES to conduct a large cluster randomized experiment. Increasing the efficacy of an early mathematics curriculum with scaffolding designed to promote self-regulation is a $3,048,697 award to evaluate whether self-regulation and mathematics instruction can be combined synergistically.

Sarama and Clements, in cooperation with Prof. Jaekyung Lee, are simultaneously continuing another large project, also funded by the IES as part of the Interagency Educational Research Initiative, or IERI program (a combination of IES, NSF, and the National Institute of Health, NIH). This project, Scaling Up TRIAD: Teaching Early Mathematics for Understanding with Trajectories and Technologies, is a $7,200,000 award to conduct a large-scale study of their integrated early childhood mathematics curriculum and professional development innovations in three states. This grant builds upon Sarama and Clements' first IERI project, funded by the NSF, in which the TRIAD theory and structure was created. The emphasis on both IERI projects is on scaling up—working with greater numbers of teachers and greater complexities involved in large-scale implementations. Both grants are directly concerned with underrepresented children, whose potential for learning mathematics is often not realized.

The early childhood mathematics curriculum used in the TRIAD projects was developed as part of another, recently-completed, NSF-funded project, "Building Blocks–Foundations for Mathematical Thinking, Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 2: Research-based Materials Development," in which Clements and Sarama developed curricula that included software and print materials for early childhood mathematics. (See the link towards the end of this page for more information on Building Blocks research and curricula.) Sarama and Doug Clements' Building Blocks curriculum has been reviewed very favorably by the U.S. Department of Education's "What Works Clearinghouse" (available online).

Sarama is Principal Investigator on another IES-funded project based on the Building Blocks curriculum materials. Funded through the Preschool Curriculum Evaluation Research (PCER) program, the project is called, A Longitudinal Study of the Effects of a Pre-Kindergarten Mathematics Curriculum on Low-Income Children's Mathematical Knowledge. This project is examining immediate and longitudinal effects of preschool curricula with colleagues from the University of California-Berkeley. As do the two TRIAD projects, the PCER work is directly concerned with underrepresented children, especially in urban areas.

Previously, for Planning for Professional Development in Pre-School Mathematics: Meeting the Challenge of Standards 2000 (Professional Development in Preschool Mathematics), Sarama conducted multiple research projects on professional development for early childhood mathematics education. She is also the external evaluator for other NSF projects.

In other previous projects, Sarama designed and programmed microworlds for the National Science Foundation-funded Investigations in Number, Data, and Space project. She is also co-author of several of the geometry units for that curriculum. She has conducted numerous research studies on the implementation and effects of these software environments in mathematics classrooms. She is co-author of the award-winning Turtle Math, as well of over 40 refereed articles, 15 chapters, 7 units of the Investigations in Number, Data, and Space project, and has authored 1 book, 20 software titles and more than 100 additional publications. She is an author and consultant with other publishers, including the Computer Curriculum Corp., EDC, Macmillan/McGraw-Hill's technology division. Sarama has taught secondary mathematics and computer science, gifted math at the middle school level, preschool and kindergarten mathematics enrichment classes, and mathematics methods and content courses for elementary to secondary teachers.

View selected articles by Dr. Sarama

• Building Blocks for Young Children's Mathematical Development
• Building Blocks of Early Childhood Mathematics (2003)
• Building Blocks for Early Childhood Mathematics (2004)
• Computers in Early Childhood Mathematics
• Mathematics in the Preschool
• Preschool and Kindergarten Mathematics: A National Conference
• Subitizing: What is it? Why Teach it?
• Students' Development of Length Concepts in a Logo-Based Unit on Geometric Paths
• Teaching Length Measurement: Research Challenges
• Technology in Early Childhood Mathematics
• The Role of Technology in Early Childhood Learning

Related Links

• Conference on Early Math Standards
• Professional Development in Preschool Mathematics
• Click to visit Building Blocks.

2009

Publications

Sarama, J., & Clements, D. H. (2009). Teaching math in the primary grades: The learning trajectories approach. Young Children, 64(2), 63-65.

Sarama, J., & Clements, D. H. (2009). Early childhood mathematics education research: Learning trajectories for young children. New York: Routledge.

Clements, D. H., & Sarama, J. (2009). Learning and teaching early math: The learning trajectories approach. New York: Routledge.

Sarama, J., & Clements, D. H. (2009). Building blocks and cognitive building blocks: Playing to know the world mathematically. American Journal of Play, 1, 313-337.

Presentations

Lange, A. (Author & Presenter), Clements, D. H. (Author), Sarama, J. A. (Author), Lee, J. (Author), SRCD Biennial Meeting, "A PreK Mathematics Curriculum: Impacts on Early Literacy," Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO. (April 3, 2009).

Clements, D. H. (Author & Presenter), Sarama, J. A. (Author), Lee, J. (Author), Lange, A. (Author), Spitler, M. E. (Author), SRCD Biennial Meeting, "Evaluation of a Model for Scaling Up Interventions: Teaching Early Math for Understanding with Trajectories and Technologies," Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO. (April 3, 2009).

Clements, D. H. (Author & Presenter), Sarama, J. A. (Author), SRCD Biennial Meeting, "Early Intervention Research and Children's School Readiness: What Role Does Curriculum Play?," Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO. (April 2, 2009).

Clements, D. H. (Author & Presenter), Sarama, J. A. (Author), SREE - Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, "Experimental Evaluation of a Scale-up Model for Teaching Mathematics with Trajectories and Technologies," Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, Washington, DC. (March 2, 2009).

2008

Publications

Sarama, J., & Clements, D. H. (2008). Linking research and software development. In G. W. Blume & M. K. Heid (Eds.), Research on technology and the teaching and learning of mathematics: Volume 2, cases and perspectives (pp. 113-130). New York: Information Age Publishing, Inc.

Clements, D. H., Sarama, J., Yelland, N. J., & Glass, B. (2008). Learning and teaching geometry with computers in the elementary and middle school. In M. K. Heid & G. W. Blume (Eds.), Research on technology and the teaching and learning of mathematics: Volume 1, research syntheses (pp. 109-154). New York: Information Age Publishing, Inc.

Klein, A., Starkey, P., Sarama, J., Clements, D. H., & Iyer, R. (2008). Effects of a pre-kindergarten mathematics intervention: A randomized experiment. Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 1, 155-178.

Clements, D. H., Sarama, J., & Liu, Xiufeng (2008). Development of a measure of early mathematics achievement using the Rasch model: The Research-based Early Maths Assessment. Educational Psychology, 28(4), 457-482.

Clements, D. H., & Sarama, J. (2008). Experimental evaluation of the effects of a research-based preschool mathematics curriculum. American Educational Research Journal, 45, 443-494.

Sarama, J., Clements, D. H., Starkey, P., Klein, A., & Wakeley, A. (2008). Scaling up the implementation of a pre-kindergarten mathematics curriculum: Teaching for understanding with trajectories and technologies. Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 1, 89-119.

Sarama, J., & Clements, D. H. (2008). Focal points–Grades 1 and 2. Teaching Children Mathematics, 14, 396-401.

Clements, D. H., & Sarama, J. (2008). Focal points–Pre-K to Kindergarten. Teaching Children Mathematics, 14, 361-365.

Clements, D. H., & Sarama, J. (2008). Mathematics and technology: Supporting learning for students and teachers. In O. N. Saracho & B. Spodek (Eds.), Contemporary Perspectives in Early Childhood Education (pp. 127-147). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, Inc.

Sarama, J., & Clements, D. H. (2008). Mathematics and technology: Supporting learning for students and teachers. In O. N. Saracho & B. Spodek (Eds.), Contemporary perspectives on mathematics in early childhood education (pp. 67-94). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, Inc.

Grants

Sarama, J., Clements, D. H., Bodrova, E., and Layzer, C. Increasing the efficacy of an early mathematics curriculum with scaffolding designed to promote self-regulation. Awarded by the U.S. Department of Education, IES (Institute of Educational Sciences) (48 months; $3,048,697, with an effective date of 6/1/2008), Grant No. R305A080200. Ends 5/31/2012.

Presentations

Clements, D. H. and Sarama, J. Conference for the Advancements of Mathematics Teaching, CAMT 2008: Steering Mathematics Towards Excellence, Dallas, TX, July 9, 2008. Teaching math: 7 successful strategies. (invited)

Clements, D. H. and Sarama, J. The 11th International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME), Monterrey, Mexico, July 7-13, 2008. Led Topical Study Group 1 and presented a paper, Scaling up Early Mathematics: The TRIAD Project.

Sarama, J., Clements, D. H., with Jaekyung Lee, Mary Elaine Spitler, Alissa Lange, and the TRIAD staff. Institute of Education Sciences Research Conference, Washington, DC, June 10-12, 2008. Scaling Up TRIAD: Teaching Early Mathematics for Understanding with Trajectories.

Alissa Lange, Julie Sarama, and Doug Clements. Institute of Education Sciences Research Conference, Washington, DC, June 10-12, 2008. The impact of an intensive PreK mathematics curriculum on emerging literacy and language skills.

Clements, D. H. and Sarama, J. NAEYC's National Institute for Early Childhood Professional Development, New Orleans, LA, June 8-10, 2008. A technology triad: scaling up with computers for teachers, children, and teacher trainers.

2007

Grants

Sarama, J. "Comprehensive Postdoctoral Training in Scientific Education Research." Awarded by the U.S. Department of Education, IES (Institute of Educational Sciences) (48 months; $726,936, with an effective date of 3/1/2007), Grant No. R305A070468A. Ends 2/28/2011.

Barrett, Jeffrey, Clements, D. H., and Sarama, J. A Longitudinal Account of Children's Knowledge of Measurement. Awarded by the National Science Foundation, Elementary, Secondary, and Informal Science Education, Research on Educational Policy and Practice. 8/15/2007-9/31/2011. (48 months; $2,786,504; UB's portion $604,049, $114,601 for year 1).

Publications

Brown, C. S., Sarama, J., & Clements, D. H. (2007). Thinking about learning trajectories in preschool. Teaching Children Mathematics, 14, 178-181.

Clements, D.h., & Samara, J. (2007). Early Childhood mathematics learning. In F.K. Lester, Jr. (Ed.), Second handbook on mathematics teaching and learning(pp.461-555). Charlotte, NC: Information Age.
Sarama, J., & Clements, D. H. (2007). How children problem solve. Early Childhood Today, 21(7), 16-19.

Clements, D. H., & Sarama, J. (2007). Einsatz von computern in amerikanischen Vor- und Grundschulen–En zwischenbericht [Using computers in American Kindergartens and primary schools: An interim report]. In H. Mitzlaff (Ed.), Internationales Handbuch: Computer (ICT), Grundschule, Kindeergarten and Neue Lernkultur (Vol. 1, pp. 251-259). Schneider Verlag Hohengehren: Baltmannsweiler.

Clements, D. H., & Sarama, J. (2007). Zur rolle des computers in der frühen mathematik in amerikanischen Kindergärten and grundschulen–Das projekt "Building Blocks for Early Childhood Mathematics" [The role of computers in American Kindergartens and primary schools: The Building Blocks for Early Childhood Mathematics project]. In H. Mitzlaff (Ed.), Internationales Handbuch: Computer (ICT), Grundschule, Kindeergarten and Neue Lernkultur (Vol. 2, pp. 538-546). Schneider Verlag Hohengehren: Baltmannsweiler.

Clements, D. H., & Sarama, J. (2007). Gold der narren?–"Fool's Gold"?–Kritische Bemerkungen zur kritik der Alliance for Childhood et al. [Fool's Gold? Critical Remarks about the critics from the Alliance for Childhood]. In H. Mitzlaff (Ed.), Internationales Handbuch: Computer (ICT), Grundschule, Kindeergarten and Neue Lernkultur (Vol. 2, pp. 740-748). Schneider Verlag Hohengehren: Baltmannsweiler.

Clements, D. H., & Sarama, J. (2007). Effects of a preschool mathematics curriculum: Summative research on the Building Blocks project. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 38, 136-163.

Clements, D. H., & Sarama, J. (2007). Mathematics. In R. S. New & M. Cochran (Eds.), Early Childhood Education: An international encyclopedia (Vol. 2, pp. 502-509). Westport, CN: Praeger.

Clements, D. H., & Sarama, J. (2007). Curriculum, technology. In R. S. New & M. Cochran (Eds.), Early Childhood Education: An international encyclopedia (Vol. 1, pp. 221-225). Westport, CN: Praeger.

Clements, D. H., & Sarama, J. (2007). Curriculum, mathematics. In R. S. New & M. Cochran (Eds.), Early Childhood Education: An international encyclopedia (Vol. 1, pp. 193-198). Westport, CN: Praeger.

Clements, D. H., Sarama, J., & McDonald, S.-K. (2007). Interagency Education Research Initiative (IERI) In R. S. New & M. Cochran (Eds.), Early Childhood Education: An international encyclopedia (Vol. 2, pp. 455). Westport, CN: Praeger.

Clements, D. H., & Sarama, J. (2007). SRA Real Math Building Blocks Assessment PreK. Columbus, OH: SRA/McGraw-Hill.

Clements, Douglas H., and Julie Sarama. SRA Real Math Building Blocks Teacher's Resource Guide Prek. Columbus, OH: SRA/McGraw-Hill, 2007.

Griffin, S., Clements, D. H., & Sarama, J. (2007). Number Worlds/Building Blocks: A prevention/intervention program: Teacher edition level A. Columbus, OH: SRA/McGraw-Hill (450 pages).

Griffin, S., Clements, D. H., & Sarama, J. (2007). Number Worlds/Building Blocks: A prevention/intervention program: Teacher edition level B. Columbus, OH: SRA/McGraw-Hill.

Clements, D. H., & Sarama, J. (2007). SRA Real Math, PreK-Building Blocks. Columbus, OH: SRA/McGraw-Hill.

Presentations

Sarama, J., & Ransom, K. (2007, October). Digital Kids, Analog Schools: The Importance of Integrating Technology into the Curriculum. GSE Education Outreach Lecture at Buffalo, NY.

Sarama, J., & Clements, D.H. (2007, October). Curriculum Focal Points and Research. Presentation at the Western New York Regional Mathematics Conference, Clarence, NY.

Sarama, J., & Clements, D.H. (2007, October). Real Math. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Greensboro, NC .

Sarama, J., & Clements, D.H. (2007, October). The Building Blocks of Math Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Greensboro, NC .

Sarama, J., & Clements, D.H. (2007, October). Number Worlds and Building Blocks Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Greensboro, NC .

Julie Sarama and Doug Clements, The Conference for the Advancement of Math Teaching Annual Conference, Houston, TX, July 19-July 20, 2007, The Building Blocks of Early Mathematics: Scaling Up Curriculum and Professional Development.

Sarama, Clements, Carmen Brown, and Susan Block (2 ECE doctoral students), NYS Association for the Education of Young Children,
Westchester, NY, May 4, 2007. The Building Blocks of Early
Mathematics and The Building Blocks mathematics project: Evaluating a research-based preschool mathematics curriculum in low- and mixed-income communities.

The Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL, April, 2007. Sarama and Clements, organizers and presenters: How Should Preschoolers Spend Their Day? Integration and Conflicts Across Developmental Areas: Objectives and Educational Importance; Research and NCTM's "Curriculum Focal Points". Sarama, Clements, and Liu: Development of a Measure of Early Mathematics Achievement Using the Rasch Model.
Sarama, J., Clements, D.H., & Liu, X. (2007, March). Development of a measure of early mathematics developmental progressions using the Rasch model. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston.

Sarama, J., & Clements, D.H. (2007, March). NCTM’s curriculum focal points and curricula in early childhood. Paper presented at the 85th annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Atlanta, GA.

Sarama, J., & Clements, D.H. (2007, March). Representing math ideas: Learning trajectories for young children and their teachers. Paper presented at the 85th annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Atlanta, GA.

Sarama, J., & Clements, D.H. (2007, March). Research and the curriculum focal points. Research presession presented at the 85th annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Atlanta, GA.

Sarama, J., & Clements, D.H. (2007, March). Rethinking concrete manipulatives and concrete ideas. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston.

Sarama and Clements, The Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, MA, March, 2007. Symposium/paper: Concreteness and Cognitive Development: New Perspectives on a Classic Developmental Issue.

Sarama and Clements, The Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, MA, March, 2007. Fostering Development Among Teachers and Children in Literacy, Math, Science and Social Development.

Sarama and Clements, The Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, MA, March, 2007. Effects of Early Childhood Interventions on Children's School Readiness: Findings From an Evaluation Study of Preschool Curricula.

Mary Elaine Spitler, Sarama, Clements (LAI Doctoral Student, Project Director of TRIAD): The 85th Annual Meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Atlanta, GA, March, 2007. Powerful representations of mathematics for early childhood.

The 85th Annual Meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Atlanta, GA, March, 2007. Curriculum Focal Points and Curricula in Early Childhood.

2006

Publications

Sarama, J., & Clements, D. H. (2006, November/December). Books that build math skills. Early Childhood Today, 21, 20.

Clements, D. H., & Sarama, J. (2006, October). Your child's mathematical mind. Parent & Child, 30-39.

Sarama, J., & Clements, D. H. (2006, September). Math and literacy: A powerful pair. Early Childhood Today, 21, 17.

Clements, D. H., & Sarama, J. (2006, September). The number-letter connection. Parent & Child, 22.

Sarama, J., & Clements, D. H. (2006). Mathematics in kindergarten. Young Children, 61(5), 38-41.

Sarama, J., & Clements, D. H. (2006). Mathematics in kindergarten. In D. F. Gullo (Ed.), K today (pp. 85-94). Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children.

Sarama, J., & Clements, D. H. (2006). Mathematics in kindergarten. In D. Gullo (Ed.), K today: Teaching and learning in the kindergarten year (pp. 85-94). Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children.

Sarama, J. & Clements, D. H. (2006). Introducing geometry to young children. Early Childhood Today, 20(7), 12-13.

Sarama, J., & Clements, D. H. (2006). Mathematics, young students, and computers: Software, teaching strategies and professional development. The Mathematics Educator, 9(2), 112-134.

Sarama, J., & Clements, D. H. (2006). Teaching math: A place to start. Early Childhood Today, 20(4), 15.

Presentations

Sarama, J., & Clements, D.H. (2006, November). Research and practice in the Building blocks project: Including and engaging all children in mathematics. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for the Education of Young Children, Atlanta, GA.
The Annual Meeting of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), Atlanta, GA, Nov. 8-11, 2006. Research and practice in the Building Blocks project: Including and engaging all children in mathematics.

Keynote, Georgia State Math Conference, Rock Eagle, GA, October 19-21, 2006. Building Blocks of mathematics.

Keynote, NCTM Regional Conference (Association of Mathematics Teachers of New Jersey), Atlantic City, NJ, Oct. 19-20, 2006.

Keynote, Georgia Mathematics Conference, Rock Eagle, GA. Mathematics software for early and elementary education.

NCTM Regional Conference, Atlantic City, NJ, October, 19, 2006. The building blocks of early mathematics education.

The Conference for the Advancement of Math Teaching Annual Conference, Houston, TX, July 19-July 20, 2006, The Building Blocks of Early Mathematics: Scaling Up Curriculum and Professional Development. George R. Brown Convention Center, 1001 Avenidas de las Americas.

Institute of Educational Sciences Research Conference, Washington, DC, June, 2006. Poster: Scaling Up the Implementation of a Pre-Kindergarten Mathematics Curriculum: Teaching for Understanding with Trajectories and Technologies. (with Douglas Clements)

Institute of Educational Sciences Research Conference, Washington, DC, June, 2006. Poster: Scaling Up TRIAD: Teaching Early Mathematics for Understanding with Trajectories and Technologies. (with Douglas Clements and Jaekyung Lee)

Institute of Educational Sciences Research Conference, Washington, DC, June 14-16, 2006. Plenary session: Lessons learned from scale-up research. (with Douglas Clements)

The Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA, April, 2006. Rethinking Concrete Manipulatives and Concrete Ideas.

Research Presession of the 84th Annual Meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, St. Louis, April, 2006. Randomized Trials in Mathematics Education Research (organizers and presenters).

The 84th Annual Meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, St. Louis, April, 2006. Research-based technology: Software for early and primary education.

The 84th Annual Meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, St. Louis, April, 2006. Prekindergarten math for disadvantaged children: Research on Building Blocks.

The Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA, April, 2006. Preschool Curriculum Evaluation Research.

The Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA, April, 2006. Experimental Evaluation of the Effects of Research-Based Preschool Mathematics Curricula.

The Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA, April, 2006. Randomized Trials in Curriculum Research: The Case of Mathematics.

The Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA, April, 2006. Scaling Up the Implementation of a Pre-Kindergarten Mathematics Curricula: A Program Evaluation.

2005

Publications

Sarama, J., & Clements, D. H. (2005). How children "Think math". Early Childhood Today, 20(2), 11.

Clements, D. H., & Sarama, J. (2005, October). How children "Think math". Parent & Child, 25.

Clements, D. H., & Sarama, J. (2005). Young children's abstract mathematical thinking. Hong Kong Journal of Early Education, 4(1), 5-10.

Gerber, S., Scott, L., Clements, D. H., & Sarama, J. (2005). Instructor influence on reasoned argument in discussion boards. Educational Technology Research and Development, 53(2), 25-39.

Clements, D. H., & Sarama, J. (2005). Young children and technology: What's appropriate? In W. Masalski & P. C. Elliott (Eds.), Technology-supported mathematics learning environments: 67th yearbook (pp. 51-73). Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

Clements, D. H., & Sarama, J. (2005). Math play. Parent & Child, 12(4), 36-45.

Presentations

Doug Clements & Julie Sarama presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association for the Education of Young Children, Washington, DC, Dec. 6-10,2005. Longitudinal study of Pre-K mathematics. Paper, component of the Preschool Curriculum Evaluation Research Project. With the entire national cohort group

Diocese of Buffalo. Friday, October 28, 2005, Buffalo, NY. Mathematics Education: Ressons from Research.

National Math Symposium, Edutopia, Skywalker Ranch, CA, October 21, 2005. Technology and
Mathematics. (invited)

Graduate School of Education's Continuing Professional Education Breakfast Lecture Series (K-12). Thursday, October 20, 2005, Buffalo, NY. Scaling up successful educational interventions.

The Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA, April 2005. Symposium/paper: Curricula As Intervention: Preliminary Results From the Preschool Curriculum Evaluation Research (PCER) Program: National and Site Specific Data.

The Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA, April 2005. Symposium/paper: Curricula As Intervention: Results From Randomized Control Trials.

The Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA, April 2005. Electronic Poster: Effects of a Research-Based Preschool Mathematics Curriculum.

The Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA, April 2005. Poster: A hypothetical learning trajectory in practice: Young children's composition of geometric figures.

Research Presession of the 83rd Annual Meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Anaheim, CA, April, 2005. Closing the Gap: Interventions in Early Childhood Mathematics Education. With D. Clements (organizers and presenters).

The 83rd Annual Meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Anaheim, CA, April, 2005. PreK Mathematics Across Diverse Settings-Issues of Scaling Up. With D. Clements.

2004

Publications

Clements, D. H., Wilson, D. C., & Sarama, J. (2004). Young children's composition
of geometric figures: A learning trajectory. Mathematical Thinking and Learning,
6, 163-184.
Clements, D. H., & Sarama, J. (2004). Learning trajectories in mathematics
education. Mathematical Thinking and Learning, 6, 81-89.
Clements, D. H., & Sarama, J. (Eds.). (2004). Hypothetical learning trajectories
[Special issue]. Mathematical Thinking and Learning, 6(2).
Clements, D. H., & Sarama, J. (2004). Building Blocks for early childhood
mathematics. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 19, 181-189.
Clements, D. H., & Sarama, J. (2004). Building Blocks for early childhood
mathematics. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 19, 181-189.
Sarama, J., and Clements, D., (2004). Thinking big! How math builds abstract-thinking
skills. Parent & Child, 11(5), 36-46.
Clements, D. H., & Sarama, J. (2004). Mathematics everywhere, every time.
Teaching Children Mathematics, 10, 421-426.
Clements, D. H., & Sarama, J. (2004). Building abstract thinking through
math. Early Childhood Today, 18(5), 34-41.
Clements, D. H., & Sarama, J. (Eds.). (2004). Learning trajectories in
mathematics education [Special issue]. Mathematical Thinking and Learning, 6(2).
Clements, D. H., & Sarama, J. (2004). Learning trajectories in mathematics
education. Mathematical Thinking and Learning, 6, 81-89.
Clements, D. H., Wilson, D. C., & Sarama, J. (2004). Young children's composition
of geometric figures: A learning trajectory. Mathematical Thinking and Learning,
6, 163-184.

Presentations

Douglas H. Clements, Julie Sarama; two doctoral students, Mary Ellen Bardsley and Robin O'Dell; and one Masters student, Carmen Brown, finished a series of 4 of the following:

Series of presentations with following up workshops for the Early Childhood Learning Institute, Washington, DC, 2004.

2003

Publications

Clements, D. H. and Sarama, J. (2003). "Young children and technology:
What does the research say?" Young Children, 58(6), 34-40.
Sarama, J., Clements, D. H., Swaminathan, S., & McMillen, S., & González
Gómez, R. M., (2003). Development of mathematical concepts of two-dimensional
space in grid environments: An exploratory study. Cognition and Instruction,
21, 285-324.
Clements, D. H., & Sarama, J. (2003). Strip mining for gold: Research and
policy in educational technology-A response to "Fool's Gold". Educational
Technology Review, 11(1). Retrieved from http://www.aace.org/pubs/etr/issue4/clements.cfm --> www.aace.org/pubs/etr/issue4/clements2.pdf.
Sarama, J., & Clements, D. H. (2003). Building Blocks of early childhood
mathematics. Teaching Children Mathematics, 9, 480-484.
Clements, D. H., & Sarama, J. (2003). Creative pathways to math. Early
Childhood Today, 17(4), 36-45. [invited]
Schiller, P., Clements, D. H., Sarama, J., & Lara-Alecio, R. (2003). DLM
early childhood express. Teacher’s Edition A. Columbus, OH: SRA/McGraw-Hill.
(324 pages)
Schiller, P., Clements, D. H., Sarama, J., & Lara-Alecio, R. (2003). DLM
early childhood express. Teacher’s Edition B. Columbus, OH: SRA/McGraw-Hill.
(324 pages)
Schiller, P., Clements, D. H., Sarama, J., & Lara-Alecio, R. (2003). DLM
early childhood express. Teacher’s Edition C. Columbus, OH: SRA/McGraw-Hill.
(324 pages)
Schiller, P., Clements, D. H., Sarama, J., & Lara-Alecio, R. (2003). DLM
early childhood express. Teacher’s Edition D. Columbus, OH: SRA/McGraw-Hill.
(324 pages)

Presentations

NAEYC's National Institute for Early Childhood Professional Development, Miami Beach, FL, June 5-8, 2003. Closing the gap in early math: Research shows that curriculum matters.

2002

Grants

Starkey, Prentice, Sarama, J., Clements, D. H., and Klein, A. A Longitudinal
Study of the Effects of a Pre-Kindergarten Mathematics Curriculum on Low-Income
Children's Mathematical Knowledge. Awarded by OERI, Department of Education
(Sarama is PI at UB. Full grant 48 months; $2,607,653 (FY 2002, $688,348) for
the entire effort; $1,065,663 for UB's portion, with an effective date of 07/15/02.).
Clements, D. H., Sarama, J., Klein, A., & Starkey, Prentice. Scaling Up
the Implementation of a Pre-Kindergarten Mathematics Curricula: Teaching for
Understanding with Trajectories and Technologies. Awarded by the National Science
Foundation (NSF, as part of the Interagency Educational Research Initiative,
or IERI program, a combination of NSF, DOE, and NIH) (24 months; $$999,672,
with an effective date of 9/15/02).

Publications

Clements, D. H., & Sarama, J. (2002). Mathematics curricula in early childhood.
Teaching Children Mathematics, 9, 163-166.
Clements, D. H., Sarama, J., & DiBiase, A. (2002). Preschool and Kindergarten
Mathematics: A National Conference. Teaching Children Mathematics, 5, 510-514.
Sarama, J., & Clements, D. H. (2002). Learning and teaching with computers
in early childhood education. In O. N. Saracho, & B. Spodek (Eds.), Contemporary
perspectives in early childhood education (pp. 171-219). Greenwich, CT: Information
Age.
Sarama, J., & Clements, D. H. (2002). Building Blocks for young children’s
mathematical development. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 27 (1 &
2), 93-109.
Sarama, J., & Clements, D. H. (2002). Design of microworlds in mathematics
and science education. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 27 (1 &
2), 1-5.
Clements, D. H., Sarama, J., & Dr. Ann-Marie DiBiase (who successfully
defended her dissertation [LAI early childhood program] on April 25, 2002).
(2002). Preschool and kindergarten mathematics: A national conference. Teaching
Children Mathematics, 8, 510-514.
Clements, D. H., Sarama, J., & DiBiase, A.-M. (2002). Preschool and kindergarten
mathematics: A national conference. Teaching Children Mathematics, 8, 510-514.
Sarama, J., & Clements, D. H. (2002). Learning and teaching with computers
in early childhood education. In O. N. Saracho & B. Spodek (Eds.), Contemporary
Perspectives in Early Childhood Education (pp. 171-219). Greenwich, CT: Information
Age Publishing, Inc.
Clements, D. H., Sarama, J., & DiBiase, A-M. (2002, February/March). A
learning continuum in geometry. Intersection. 1-3.
Clements, D. H., & Sarama, J. (2002). The role of technology in early childhood
learning. Teaching Children Mathematics, 8, 340-343.

Presentations

Clements, D. H., & Sarama, J. (2002, April). Building blocks: Play, manipulatives,
and computers for preK-2 mathematics. Paper presented at the 80th annual meeting
of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Las Vegas, NV.
Sarama, J., & Clements, D. H. (2002, April). The use of learning trajectories
in curriculum development and research. Research presession of the 80th annual
meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Las Vegas, NV. (organizers
and presenters)
Sarama, J., & Clements, D. H. (2002, June). Research on early childhood
mathematics: Building blocks. Head Start’s 6th National Research Conference,
Washington, DC.
Sarama, J., & Clements, D. H. (2002, July). Building Blocks: Research-based
early childhood mathematics curricula. Keynote presentation at the Defining
Quality in Early Mathematics Education Conference, sponsored by Rutgers University
and Teachers College, Columbia University, and supported by the Carnegie Corporation,
New Brunswick, NJ.
Sarama, J., (LAI doctoral student) David C. Wilson, & Clements, D. H. (2002,
April). Geometric composition and decomposition in the early years. Paper presented
at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New
Orleans, LA.
Sarama, J., Clements, D. H., (LAI doctoral students) David C. Wilson, Mary
Elaine Spitler, & Raji Suresh (2002, April). Evaluation and comparison of
four geometric turn interfaces. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the
American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

2001

Grants

Sarama, J. & Clements, D. H. [Research portion of materials development
grant, in conjunction with Paul Goldenberg and others as EDC]. Learning by doing:
a comprehensive K-5 mathematics curriculum for children and for their teachers.
Awarded by the National Science Foundation, Instructional Materials Development
(Sarama was PI at UB. Full grant 48 months; $5,000,000 for the entire effort;
$372,000 for UB's portion, with an effective date of 06/01/01.).

Publications

Clements, D. H., & Sarama, J. (2001). Pattern blocks and mini-quilts. Salem,
OR: Math Learning Center.
Clements, D. H., & Sarama, J. (2001). Quilts and pattern block puzzles.
Salem, OR: Math Learning Center.
Clements, D. H., Battista, M. T., & Sarama, J. (2001). Angles. In L. S.
Grinstein & S. I. Lipsey (Eds.), Encyclopedia of mathematics education (pp.
27-30). New York: RoutledgeFalmer.
Clements, D. H., Battista, M. T., & Sarama, J. (2001). Logo and geometry.
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education Monograph Series, 10 (177 pages).

Presentations

Sarama, J., & Clements, D. H. (2001, November). Building blocks and math
makers software (Invited). Annual meeting of the National Association for the
Education of Young Children, Anaheim, CA.
Clements, D. H., Sarama, J., & Copple, C. (2001, November). NAEYC and NCTM
on best practices in mathematics with young children (Refereed). Annual meeting
of the National Association for the Education of Young Children, Anaheim, CA.
Clements, D. H., Sarama, J., & Copple, C. (2001, November). What should
early childhood mathematics be? Findings from a national conference (Refereed).
Annual meeting of the National Association for the Education of Young Children,
Anaheim, CA.
Clements, D. H., & Sarama, J. (2001, October). Math and computers in early
childhood teacher education (Keynote Address). National Association of Early
Childhood Teacher Educators, Anaheim, CA.
Clements, D. H., & Sarama, J. (2001, June). Engaging young children in
mathematics: The Conference on Standards for Preschool and Kindergarten Mathematics
Education. NAEYC's National Institute for Early Childhood Professional Development,
Washington, DC.
Clements, D. H., DiBiase, A., & Sarama, J. (2001, April). Linking research
and the early childhood mathematics standards of Principles and Standards for
School Mathematics (Refereed). 79th Annual Meeting of the National Council of
Teachers of Mathematics, Orlando, FL.
Clements, D. H., & Sarama, J. (2001, April). Research-based standards for
pre-k-2 mathematics: Findings from a national conference (Research Presession).
79th Annual Meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Orlando,
FL.

2000

Publications

Sarama, J., & Clements, D. H. (2000). The earliest geometry (link in PDF).
Teaching Children Mathematics, 7 (2), 82-86.
Sarama, J., & Clements, D.H. (2000). Predicting pattern blocks on and off
the computer. Teaching Children Mathematics, 6, 458-462.
Sarama, J., & Clements, D.H. (2000). Standards for preschoolers (link in
PDF). Teaching Children Mathematics, 7 (1), 38-41.
Clements, D.H., & Sarama, J. (2000). Young children’s ideas about
geometric shapes. Teaching Children Mathematics, 6, 482-488.

Presentation

Clements, D. H., & Sarama, J. (2000, November). The new pre-school to grade
2 math standards and building blocks: Activities that meet the goals. Annual
Meeting of the National Association for the Education of Young Children, Atlanta,
GA.
Clements, D. H., & Sarama, J. (2000, November). Technology and young children:
Research and best practices using the tools of technology to benefit children
from birth through age 8. Annual Meeting of the National Association for the
Education of Young Children, Atlanta, GA.
Clements, D. H., Sarama, J., & Dibiase, A. (2000, September). Report from
the Conference on Early Childhood Mathematics Standards (Invited Address). ExxonMobil
Annual Conference, Falls Church, VA.
Clements, D.H., Sarama, J., & Spitler, M.E. (2000, June). Professional
Development in Early Childhood Mathematics: Meeting the Challenge of Standards
2000. Ninth Annual Conference of the National Association for the Education
of Young Children's National Institute for Early Childhood Professional Development,
San Francisco, CA.
Sarama, J., Clements, D.H., & Rothenberg, L. (2000, April). Composition
of geometric figures by young children. Paper presented at the annual meeting
of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

Appointments

Julie Sarama (LAI) and Doug Clements (LAI) are editing the "Early Childhood
Corner" for Teaching Children Mathematics for the next two years (December
2000 Bulletin).

1999

Publications

Clements, D.H., Swaminathan, S., Zeitler Hannibal, M.A., & Sarama, J. (1999).
Young Children’s Concepts of Shape (link in PDF). Journal for Research
in Mathematics Education, 30, 2, 192–212.