Julie Sarama delivering her lecture on the importance of early mathematics. [Photo by Sam Pacala]DENVER- The Morgridge College of Education at DU felt like heaven to the group of people there to glean a bit of knowledge on Tuesday, as it sheltered them from the chill of a mid-winter afternoon. On Tuesday, Feb. 18, Dr. Julie Sarama, the co-executive director of the Marsico Institute for Early Learning and Literacy, came to Denver to give a talk on one of her creations, the “Building Blocks” curriculum for young students focused primarily on mathematics.
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The MFJS Reporter -- Winter 2020 T-R 
This “Building Blocks” curriculum that Sarama has created is really interesting. I would have loved to have such an in-depth and developmental system when I was learning mathematics. I would like to see more of it in the school system. Hopefully, it will help kids learn mathematics more completely and easily.
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I wonder how this new curriculum is going to influence the way we teach mathematics to children, and potentially how many children choose to pursue a STEM path. I always hated learning math growing up, and a program like “building blocks” might have allowed me to stay more engaged.
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