Refresh for Relevance Challenge

You can refresh a module or resource in multiple ways:

• Updating real-world contexts to make them more relevant
• Enhancing the mathematical modeling aspect
• Promoting inclusive practices and supporting diversity in mathematics
• Connecting problems to new public data sets
• Linking mathematical concepts to contemporary research
• Incorporating technology and AI tools for enhanced learning
• Reimagining the pedagogy to align with best practices and relevant contemporary standards
• Adapting materials for use in modern learning environments (e.g., LMS, interactive tools, etc.)

There is no cost to enter the challenge.

Yes, undergraduate and graduate students with an interest in mathematics education can participate.

Yes, teams of co-authors can collaborate.

Yes, the challenge is open to all countries/regions.

COMAP will credit the original authors, all new authors and co-authors.

COMAP Refresh Challenge Membership is similar to a COMAP Full Membership and gives you access to all the resources available for download from comap.org. COMAP Refresh Challenge Memberships will expire at the end of the 2025 R4R Challenge 12/31/2025.

You may use any inanimate source of data, materials, computers, software, references, websites, etc. You should reference all sources used using footnotes, endnotes, or in-line documentation, and include an associated reference list citing all sources. When possible, please obtain permission for material that is not obviously free to use for educational purposes. Copyrighted material without permission from the source might need to be recreated by COMAP.

All the reviewed resources will be made available free of charge on the COMAP website. Click here to view the COMAP Free Resources page.

By revising materials for the Refresh for Relevance contest, you grant COMAP royalty-free license to include your revised resource in the COMAP library and distribute it freely for educational purposes.

You will have the opportunity to choose the levels during the form submission.

A good submission will be complete and teacher-ready for use with their students. Include the standard elements of a lesson plan, such as, and as appropriate:

• topic
• unit or lesson summary
• grade or subject and any prerequisites
• most relevant standards & practices (e.g., NCTM, CCSS, etc.)
• timing/pacing of the lesson(s)
• teacher notes
• resources/instructional materials (for example and as applicable: student ready handouts, readings, presentation slides, videos, assessments, etc.)
• references for teacher
• reflections on your classroom use (if available)
• acknowledgements, references, and permissions for any copyrighted materials
• etc. (as applicable) 

The three period deadlines for 2025 are: June 30, September 30, and December 31; submissions received by each deadline will be eligible for awards for that period.

All complete submissions will be entered in drawings for gift cards. Authors of outstanding work can earn stipends ranging up from $250 through grants to attend a math education conference. Quarterly prize schedule. The three period deadlines for 2025 are: June 30, September 30, and December 31; submissions received by each deadline will be eligible for awards for that period and the results will be announced shortly after each deadline.

The reviewers are mathematicians, math educators, and others who are in fields directly related to mathematics education.

One submission in each of the three periods; ask for pre-approval to submit more.

You must be open and honest about all your uses of AI tools, including embedded AI (e.g., code-copilots and other AI assisted auto-complete technologies, etc.). The more transparent your submission is, the more likely it is that your work can be fully trusted, appreciated, and correctly used by others. These disclosures aid in understanding the development of intellectual work and in the proper acknowledgement of contributions. Without open and clear citations and references of the role of AI tools, it is more likely that questionable passages and work could be identified as plagiarism and not accepted.

Yes, all submission must be in English.

Submissions should be in common electronic file formats (e.g., Word, PDF, PowerPoint, Google files, Geogebra, MP3, etc.) consisting of written text, figures, charts, and supporting materials. You are encouraged to use any resources available to you such as video, spreadsheets, slides, math or educational apps, or any other resource that you feel will help to enrich the materials.

You should include all of your files in a single zipped folder.

You can submit your files by using the R4R submission form which can be found here.

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