DougClements

DougClements

@dougclements.bsky.social

Douglas Clements, a former preschool/kindergarten teacher, is Distinguished University Professor and Kennedy Endowed Chair in Early Childhood. He published over 166 research studies, 30 books , 107 chapters, and 300 additional works.

299 Followers 335 Following 9 Posts Joined Dec 2023
4 months ago
Playing to know the world mathematically

This link may work for anyone interested in the "play" article: rdcu.be/ePele

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4 months ago
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Best of Both Worlds: Developing an Innovative, Integrated, Intelligent, and Interactive System of Technologies Supporting In-Person and Digital Experiences for Early Mathematics Mathematics is a core component of cognition. Unfortunately, most young children and teachers cannot access research-based early childhood mathematics resources. Building on a quarter-century of re...

Clements, D. H., Guss, S. S., Sarama, J., & Alvarez-Vargas, D. (2025). Best of both worlds: Developing an innovative, integrated, intelligent, and interactive system of technologies supporting in-person and digital experiences for early mathematics. doi.org/10.1080/0738...

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Playing to know the world mathematically - Educational Studies in Mathematics To begin exploring how children’s play can support the development of the foundations of mathematics learning, we outline the landscape of play and mathematics. We introduce two debates concerning pla...

Trying to find colleagues interested in early childhood math research.

A new article from us, another in next post.

Sarama, J., & Clements, D. H. (2025). Playing to know the world mathematically. Educational Studies in Mathematics. doi.org/10.1007/s106...

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8 months ago
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A remarkable message You need to read this.

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1 year ago
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Best of Both Worlds: Developing an Innovative, Integrated, Intelligent, and Interactive System of Technologies Supporting In-Person and Digital Experiences for Early Mathematics Mathematics is a core component of cognition. Unfortunately, most young children and teachers cannot access research-based early childhood mathematics resources. Building on a quarter-century of re...

Just published. An article about our latest comprehensive early mathematics project here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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1 year ago
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This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/do...

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1 year ago

In education, we need to progress away from the false dichotomies of “inquiry vs. direct instruction” to combinations. However, these combinations cannot be simply “balance” and *mindless eclecticism* to a coherent, creative synthesis based on theory, research, and the wisdom of expert practice.

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1 year ago

Still interrested: Anyone interested in mathematics education, and in particular early childhood mathematics education? Let’s get together.

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2 years ago

Anyone interested in mathematics, education, and in particular early childhood mathematics education? Let’s get together.

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