Herbert P. Ginsburg is Jacob H. Schiff Foundation Professor of Psychology & Education at

Teachers College, Columbia University Teachers College, Columbia University (TC), is the graduate school of education, health, and psychology of Columbia University, a private research university in New York City. Founded in 1887, it has served as one of the official faculties and ...

. He is a leading interpreter of children's understanding of mathematics, with research and teaching interests in intellectual development,

mathematics education In contemporary education, mathematics education, known in Europe as the didactics or pedagogy of mathematics – is the practice of teaching, learning and carrying out scholarly research into the transfer of mathematical knowledge. Although re ...

, and testing and assessment. He is a co-author of the Big Math for Little Kids curriculum for prekindergarten and kindergarten. He received a Ph.D. and an M.S. in Developmental Psychology from the

University of North Carolina The University of North Carolina is the multi-campus public university system for the state of North Carolina. Overseeing the state's 16 public universities and the NC School of Science and Mathematics, it is commonly referred to as the UNC Sy ...

, and a B.A. from

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of high ...

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Faculty Emeritus Bio

Big Math for Little Kids
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