What is Design Based Research (DBR)

This chapter presents an inquiry on how to integrate digital technologies (DT) in the teaching of mathematics in primary schools. The work focused on showing how collaborative practices between teachers during professional development can improve the process of integration and enable the configuration of a suitable land to cultivate a community of practice whose common interest is precisely integrate DT. The research design was based on the Design-Based Research (DBR) methodology, and the data analysis was performed using a systematic design process with focus on reflection on the practice, and under the iterative cycle of a workshop. The results suggest features that we consider necessary for the design of a professional development program whose purpose is to improve the integration of DT from school contexts themselves and based on the situated learning.