TODOS 2026 Conference

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12:45pm PDT

Art for Community and Action: Math Educators Cultivating Joy and Solidarity Through Creation

Thursday June 25, 2026 12:45pm - 1:45pm PDT

In this hands-on session, educators will make reflective zines as a creative way to think about their math teaching practices. With collage materials, folded paper, and prompts, we’ll reflect on the past school year and dream forward into the next. Open to early childhood through secondary educators and preservice teachers, this session invites us to challenge oppressive narratives, honor our journeys, and imagine what it means to root mathematics in humanity. As a cohort of Chicago-based mathematics public school teachers and academics, we hope to offer insights in our particular lived experiences during the 25-26 school year as one of the most targeted places in the nation by ICE and the federal government. We particularly invite trans and queer teachers, teachers of color, and disabled teachers and those who occupy the margins to consider coming to this space.

Speakers

Sara Rezvi

Alexa Lee-Hassan

Graduate Student, University of Illinois at Chicago

I'm interested in critical mathematics, rehumanizing mathematics, and teacher preparation. My research focuses on using a math content course as an opportunity to help preservice elementary teachers develop quantitative political conocimiento—the ability to critically analyze and navigate the high-stakes, quantitative metrics that commonly characterize neo-liberal education... Read More →

Katie Rupe

Thursday June 25, 2026 12:45pm - 1:45pm PDT
Regal

Breakout Session, Community Building

Strand Beliefs & Structures
Audience Preschool/Early Childhood, Elementary School (K-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College

12:45pm PDT

Positioning Middle Grades Students as Valuable Members of Mathematical Communities

Thursday June 25, 2026 12:45pm - 1:45pm PDT

Royal B

Learn strategies to position students as competent math doers and thinkers. We will begin by framing how our (inter)actions create opportunities for students to be positioned as powerful mathematical thinkers, and then we will do math tasks together and analyze an authentic video of classroom math instruction. Through activities and resources shared, participants will leave ready to design and facilitate productive and just learning environments. Tools and resources-- including 40 freely available online modules, each with a classroom video-- shared will help participants exercise their own curiosity to investigate their teaching with new perspectives and implement new practices.

Speakers

Erica Askew

WestEd

Thursday June 25, 2026 12:45pm - 1:45pm PDT
Royal B

Breakout Session, Cultivating

Strand Beliefs & Structures
Audience Middle School (6-8), College, General Interest

2:00pm PDT

Social Justice Mathematics Rooted in Humanity by Caring for Students’ Emotions and Well-Being

Thursday June 25, 2026 2:00pm - 3:30pm PDT

Regal

In this interactive session participants will learn about Social Justice Mathematics considering how to attend to students’ emotions and well-being. The three women of Color facilitators collaborated on a Social Justice Mathematics project and include a mathematics teacher educator, a mathematics coach and doctoral student, and a mathematics middle school teacher and doctoral student. Participants will engage with a Social Justice Mathematics task in small groups, learn about SJM frameworks and resources, and then join grade band specific groups to discuss possible SJM tasks for their specific contexts. Participants will receive a Google Drive folder of sample tasks and resources.

Speakers