ECML

The Early Childhood Mathematics Learning Lab, led by Robyn K. Pinilla, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education in the Teacher Education Department, was established to connect teaching practices with research on early mathematics learning. We focus on how early childhood and elementary teachers identify as mathematics teachers, incorporate play into their classrooms, and teach a broad range of mathematics domains, especially spatial reasoning, through integrated instruction. Research projects are field-based, and often field-initiated in response to the experiences of early grades teachers in the Paso del Norte region, approaching teaching and learning from a situated perspective of collaborative learning.