Transition to Algebra: A Habits of Mind Approach is a research and development project that provides intervention modules for ninth-grade mathematics students and teachers. These modules provide supplementary materials for Algebra 1 classes (e.g., double-period algebra).
Rather than developing isolated skills and reviewing particular topics, these materials foster the development of mathematical habits of mind—in particular, the algebraic habit of abstracting from calculations, a key unifying idea in the transition from arithmetic to algebra.
Directors: June Mark , E. Paul Goldenberg
Duration: 2009–2013
Website: http://ttalgebra.edc.org/
Funder: National Science Foundation