Becoming a Math Family Tutorials and Activities

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Becoming a Math Family

At the College of Education, we pride ourselves on innovative research that often includes collaborations with other experts from across the country. This website, created by researchers at the University of Chicago with funding from the National Science Foundation, also includes significant contributions from Dr. Kelly Mix of the College of Education. On the website, you’ll find fun and engaging activities you can do with your child to foster math learning.

To access the activities and tutorials, you can follow the link to create your free account:

https://becomingamathfamily.uchicago.edu

Featured Faculty

Dr. Kelly Mix is a professor and the Department Chair of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology in the College of Education. She earned her Ph.D. at the University of Chicago in 1995 and has held faculty positions in the Department of Psychology at Indiana University and the College of Education at Michigan State University.  She has received research funding from the Institute of Education Sciences, the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and the Spencer Foundation.  Her research is focused on the development of number concepts and mathematical reasoning, with a particular interest in the use of cognitive science principles to improve children's learning.

 

Click on the titles below to download featured research by Dr. Kelly Mix.

Growing Mathematical Minds

Grounding the Symbols for Place Value

One-to-One Play Promotes Numerical Equivalence Concepts

Dr. Susan Levine of the University of Chicago received her B.A. with honors from Simmons College in 1972, majoring in Psychology, Mathematics and Education and her Ph.D. in Psychology from M.I.T. in 1976. She joined the faculty at the University of Chicago that year. Professor Levine is the director of the UChicago Science of Learning Center.

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