We are so happy to finally have this episode out and in your ears, public! Back at the end of November Maria had a lovely conversation with 3 of the 4 authors of the book Teaching Math to Multilingual Students: Positioning Students for Success by Kathryn Chval, Erin Smith, Lina Trigos-Carillo, and Rachel Pinnow. Kathryn, Erin, and Lina, along with elementary school teacher Rachel Kahn, joined in the conversation, about what "positioning" has to do with teaching mathematics to multilingual students, and a whole lot more!  ..read more

This episode we are joined by Jon Oaks, Mathematics Professor at Macomb Community College, TODOS webmaster, and all-around renaissance man. You think I'm kidding, but you should see his website! We talk about the statement that TODOS released earlier this year on the need to make mathematics classrooms, and all classrooms really, safe, supportive, and vibrant spaces for LGBTQIA+ people. Jon was the lead author of the paper. He shares insights and highlights resources for us.  find the statement on the TODOS website: https://www.todos-math.org/assets/images/TODOS%20LGBTQ%2B%20Statement.pd ..read more

We kick off season 3 with the authors of the recently published Choosing to See: A Framework for Equity in the Math Classroom. Pam and Kyndall share their mathematics stories with us, tell us about the book, highlights aspects of the equity framework, and in general share their accumulated wisdom. Check out the book on Pam's website: https://www.sedaeducationalconsulting.com/product-page/choosing-to-see-book And if you are on Facebook, join the Choosing to See Math Equity group for discussions on equity in math classrooms. Pam and Kyndall will be on TODOS Live! Oct 27 -- register at the TOD ..read more

Dr. Linda Furuto is a mathematics education professor at UofH Manoa. She is joined by two teachers who have participated in the Ethnomathematics Certificate program at UofH, Phil Fernandez Brennan and Lauren Nowak. Join cohosts Maria Zavala and Celine Liu to learn about the program, what ethnomathematics means to our guests, and get inside key ideas of ethnomathematics. https://coe.hawaii.edu/ethnomath/ for more on the graduate certification program, open to residents and non-residents of Hawaii alike. Find out more today! For more on Ubi D'Abrosio's passing, please see this blog entry from t ..read more

What's lesson study? Do you do lesson study? Are you curious to learn more about the power and possibilities of lesson study as a tool for equity? Join Host Celine Liu in conversation with Karen Mayfield-Ingram, Mary Vongsavanh, and Sean McCarthy as they share stories from the Murrieta Valley Unified School District's work with teachers on lesson study in mathematics classrooms. California Action Network for Mathematics Excellence and Equity (CANMEE) is a cross-state collaboration that works with organizations like TODOS and the California Math Project, and is mentioned in this podcast. It ha ..read more

High School Mathematics Teacher and Quetzal Education Consultant Dani Wadlington shares her mathematics teaching story with host Celine Liu. Learn about the work this powerful mathematics teacher does in and out of her classroom, including her contributions to the Equitable Mathematics Toolkit, and how she uses mathematics as the context to teach important lessons for life. Learn more about Quetzal Education Consulting https://www.quetzalec.com/ A Pathway to Equitable Math Instruction: equitablemath.orghttps://equitablemath.org ..read more

Join our new co-host Celine Liu in conversation with Tyrone Martinez-Black of CASEL, as they discuss the impact of social-emotional learning on mathematics learning, and Ty's personal story of how an interest in art and design lead to a career in mathematics education. resource links: CASEL's pandemic supports: https://casel.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/SEL-ROADMAP.pdf A Toolkit for Equitable Middle School Math: https://equitablemath.org/ CASEL & the DANA Center on SEL in the Common Core Math Practices: https://www.insidemathematics.org/common-core-resources/mathematical-practice-standa ..read more

Do you ever wonder where an organization founded by and for teachers like TODOS comes from? Wonder no more! In this episodes, three people who have been with TODOS since its founding tell us about the origin of TODOS, the meeting, context, and support structures that started it all, and their perspectives of where we are headed. Featuring: Nora Ramirez, Susie Håkansson, and Bob MacDonald – three people whose names you probably see on a bunch of TODOS stuff! References: EMELI (Equity in Mathematics Education Leadership Institute) is referenced by Nora, which is an NSF funded project from Julia ..read more

Dr. Nicole M. Joseph is an assistant professor of mathematics and science education in the department of Teaching and Learning at Vanderbilt University. She is also the founder of the Tennessee March for Black Women in STEM, an event held every fall which seeks to bring together the Tennessee community to raise awareness of the gendered racism, Black women and girls experience in STEM. She spoke with host Maria Zavala in December, on the topics of advocacy, her new research lab, and her new book project. The Joseph Mathematics Education Research Lab (JMEL) https://my.vanderbilt.edu/jmel/ Book ..read more

You may know Robert Berry from one of his many roles in the field of mathematics education, to name a few: his award-winning middle school mathematics teaching, his research on standards-based mathematics learning and the M-SCAN, his past presidency of NCTM, and the recent publication of a book he co-edited entitled "High School Mathematics Lessons to Explore, Understand, and Respond to Social Injustice." Dr. Berry joined TODOS Live on December 1 to give a talk on Dismantling Microagressions in Mathematics Classrooms. In this episode of the podcast, we share snippets of his talk from TODOS Li ..read more