We started a DRP and so can you, Steve Balady on the AMS blog on teaching and learning mathematics
These were developed by the participants at the 2026 DRP Workshop, as references for DRP programs. Thank you!
sample Mentor and Mentee Fact sheets (what is a DRP about, before you sign up) PDF file, .tex file
sample Mentor and Mentee Handbook (details on the DRP and expectations) PDF file, .tex file
DRP Application form sample questions (for mentor and mentees)
The "DRP Toolkit" page here also has many details, application questions, hints, and things you might wish to consider when making or refining your own materials.
List of project topics and associated books (from 2026 workshop)
See also Links to local DRP program websites below, many of which list project ideas and/or past projects from previous semsters.
(please let us know if you have additions, or anything is out of date)
University of California, Berkeley
Universtiy of Illinois Chicago
University of Wisconsin, Madison
DRP's overseas: DRP Turkiye, a multi-university network in Turkey
Ayduk is a social psychologist at UC Berkeley. In 2019 she surveyed and interviewed DRP participants (mentors and mentees) to study how these programs contribute to student experience and identity formation in mathematics. Below are the formal reports of outcomes.
Survey results. Interview results
How Learning Works by Ambrose et al.
"The Mentor's Dilemma" by Cohen et al.
"Teacher Expectations and Self-Fulfilling Prophesies" by Jussim & Harber