Making Sense of Algebra with Realistic Mathematics Education AbelsMieke MatassaMichael JohnsonRaymond 2016 Realistic Mathematics Education (RME) is a philosophy of math education that has guided The Netherlands to two top-5 PISA rankings in the past 10 years. Participants in this session will learn about RME and explore a series of informal, preformal, and formal tasks designed to support student understanding of algebra.