The MOST research project has been a collaboration among researchers at Brigham Young University, Michigan Technological University, and Western Michigan University that focused on improving the teaching of secondary school mathematics by improving teachers' abilities to use student thinking during instruction to develop mathematical concepts. Leveraging MOSTs (2012–2017) focused on conceptualizing high-potential instances of student thinking (MOSTs) that, if capitalized on in-the-moment, would support student learning of important mathematics. Building on MOSTs (2017-2023) focused on conceptualizing the teaching practice of building on such high-potential instances. The Empowerment in Equity supplement (2022-2024) focuses on identifying opportunities to address equity in the tools produced by the Building on MOSTs project. Learning to Build on MOSTs (2024-Present) focuses on understanding how middle and high school teachers learn the practice of building on MOSTs.

For more information about how you might use the MOST constructs in your work, please contact Keith Leatham at kleatham@mathed.byu.edu.