TODOS 2026 Conference

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9:00am PDT

Building Thinking Classrooms for ALL Students: Why Equity Needs Accessibility

Thursday June 25, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am PDT

Building Thinking Classrooms (BTC) has gained widespread adoption in mathematics education. However, uncritical implementation can harm students TODOS seeks to serve, particularly marginalized populations, such as disabled and English Language learners. This session addresses TODOS's mission to advance equitable, high-quality mathematics education by examining how instructional practices associated with BTC can inadvertently marginalize students.

Speakers

Trevor Warburton

Associate Professor, Secondary Education, Utah Valley University

Trevor Warburton is an Associate Professor in Secondary Education at Utah Valley University. Formerly a mathematics coach for special education teachers and a high school mathematics teacher for emergent multilingual students. Trevor is a proponent of equity and antiracism in education... Read More →

Alison Mirin

The University of Arizona and City University of New York

Alison Mirin recently completed her postdoctoral researcher position in the mathematics department at the University of Arizona and is now a researcher at the City University of New York. She earned her PhD in Mathematics Education from Arizona State University and holds an MA in... Read More →

Thursday June 25, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am PDT
Terrace AB

Breakout Session, Collaborating

Strand Curriculum & Instruction
Audience General Interest

9:00am PDT

Building Trust and Co-Leadership: Frameworks for Parent–Teacher–Community Math Partnerships

Thursday June 25, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am PDT

Regal

This interactive session shares frameworks and activities from two parent–teacher–community partnership programs in Texas and Tennessee, both developed to catalyze change toward racial justice in elementary and secondary mathematics. We will share lessons learned from each program, highlighting how we shifted from parents attending events to parent-facilitated mathematics workshops, where parents determine the focus, lead decisions, and co-lead sessions with others. The discussion will focus on how relational trust was intentionally built (and what supported its development) and how workshop and school structures center families as co-learners and co-leaders, ensuring their expertise guides decision-making.

Speakers

Cathery Yeh

Thursday June 25, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am PDT
Regal

Breakout Session, Collaborating

Strand Families & Communities
Audience Middle School (6-8), Elementary School (K-5), General Interest

9:00am PDT

Culturally Responsive Mathematics Teaching: Cultivando Alegría, Curiosidad, y Justicia

Thursday June 25, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am PDT

Royal B

How do we make mathematics learning and teaching more meaningful and joyous? In this session, we will introduce a culturally responsive mathematics teaching framework designed to reclaim mathematics as a humanizing and justice-focused activity, cultivando curiosidad, creatividad y libertad para estudiantes, familias, y docentes. We will show examples of these practices in action through community-based mathematical modeling tasks/tareas and routines/rutinas as elementary students make meaningful mathematical connections to themselves, their families, and communities. Take action and be inspired! ¡Inspírate a tomar acción! Planning resources (en inglés y algunos en español) will be available.

Speakers

Maria Zavala

Julia Maria Aguirre

Professor/Activist, University of Washington Tacoma

Julia Maria Aguirre ([email protected]) is a Professor of Education at the University of Washington Tacoma. I am interested in creating just, humanizing, and culturally responsive math learning experiences for young people.

Thursday June 25, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am PDT
Royal B

Breakout Session, Collaborating

Strand Curriculum & Instruction
Audience Elementary School (K-5), General Interest

9:00am PDT

Digital Mathematics Storytelling for Building Mathematical Communities

Thursday June 25, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am PDT

Royal A

Experience Digital Mathematics Storytelling (DMST) as a transformative approach that centers family and community knowledge in mathematics education. Through our storycircle protocol, participants will share mathematical narratives from their own families and communities, experiencing how collective storytelling challenges deficit perspectives and builds mathematical identity. Drawing from NSF-funded research with immigrant communities, this session demonstrates how DMST advances equitable mathematics education by positioning students’ home languages, cultural knowledge, and lived experiences as powerful mathematical resources. Participants will leave with concrete tools for implementing storycircles that honor the mathematical wealth already present in students’ families and communities, TODOS en comunidad.

Speakers

Theodore Chao

Associate Professor, The Ohio State University

Theodore Chao (he/him/his) is an Associate Professor of Mathematics Education at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Professor Chao uses video, photovoice, and technology to engage children, teachers, and community members in telling and sharing their mathematics stories... Read More →

Ruth Oliwe

Thursday June 25, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am PDT
Royal A

Breakout Session, Collaborating

Strand Families & Communities
Audience General Interest

9:00am PDT

Elevating Student Status with Rough Draft Talk

Thursday June 25, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am PDT

Imperial

Allow all students to shine with rich tasks that support individual problem-solving and promote mathematical discourse through Rough Draft Talk. Explore how sharing math authority raises students’ math status as they own their thinking and share strategies, and experience how hearing from all class members allows us to explicitly expand on what is valued in the math classroom. Participants will collaborate on a task, share “rough draft” ideas mid-solution, then revise their thinking on the spot from contributions that deepen understanding. They will leave with a tool to promote a culture that honors mistakes as a valuable part of learning.

Speakers

Jessie Thiel

Professional Learning Specialist, CPM Educational Program

Jessie Thiel is a Professional Learning Specialist with CPM Educational Program from Port Washington, WI. She has taught high school mathematics in three different states, including at Carmel Catholic High School in Mundelein, IL. During her 25 years in the classroom, she has taught... Read More →

Thursday June 25, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am PDT
Imperial

Breakout Session, Collaborating

Strand Curriculum & Instruction
Audience Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), General Interest

9:00am PDT

Math MUST Say Gay! Creative Insubordination in the time of “Don’t Say Gay” and Other Anti-2SLGBTQIA+ Laws

Thursday June 25, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am PDT

Terrace CD

In this interactive session, participants will explore how 2SLGBTQIA+ identities are censured in mathematics classrooms and the impact of that censure. Participants will be provided with various prompts/situations to brainstorm how a teacher might counteract the censure of 2SLGBTQIA+ identities using strategies of creative insubordination, both in locales that have adopted “Don’t Say Gay” or other anti-2SLGBTQIA+ laws and in those that have more protections in place for 2SLGBTQIA+ students.

Speakers

Madeline Ramirez

Ziggy Bozigian

B Waid

B Waid (they/them/elle) is an Assistant Professor of Secondary Education at California State University, Fullerton, and a former middle and high school mathematics teacher. As a queer, disabled, Latinx scholar, activist, and educator, their research and teaching focuses on how students... Read More →

Thursday June 25, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am PDT
Terrace CD

Breakout Session, Collaborating

Strand Beliefs & Structures
Audience General Interest

10:45am PDT

Bridging Language and Mathematics: Supporting Multilingual Learners Through Linguistically Sustaining Instruction

Thursday June 25, 2026 10:45am - 11:45am PDT

Royal B

Mathematics and language are deeply connected, making intentional, linguistically sustaining instruction essential for multilingual learners (MLLs). This session explores how educators can unpack the linguistic complexity of mathematics to create inclusive, equitable learning environments where every student’s language and reasoning are valued. Participants will explore practical strategies to support simultaneous language and mathematical development and leave with actionable tools to strengthen sensemaking, discourse, and engagement for all students.

Speakers

Odalis Amparo

Mathematics and Multilingual Learners Specialist, Student Achievement Partners

Talk to me about reimagining mathematics education, especially for multilingual learners and students in historically marginalized communities.

I'm a dedicated educator and servant leader working at the intersection of language learning, equitable math instruction, and culturally and linguistically sustaining pedagogy. As a first-generation college graduate and former multilingual learner myself, I've lived the linguistic... Read More →

Thursday June 25, 2026 10:45am - 11:45am PDT
Royal B

Breakout Session, Cultivating

Strand Curriculum & Instruction
Audience General Interest, Elementary School (K-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)

10:45am PDT

Broadening Conversations of Black Girlhood and Agency in Mathematics: Examining Nigerian Girls’ Mathematics Identity and Agency Development

Thursday June 25, 2026 10:45am - 11:45am PDT

Royal CDEF

This session presents how Nigerian middle school girls utilize narratives and comics storytelling to reflect on their lived experiences, reimagine their mathematics identity, and envision future possibilities. Through story circles, enactment of a co created comics narrative, and dialogue, participants will explore intersections of identity and agency development. The session concludes with collective brainstorming of actionable strategies to foster identity and agency development in their mathematics learning spaces advancing equity and affirming the brilliance of students, particularly Black girls globally.

Speakers

Ruth Oliwe

Thursday June 25, 2026 10:45am - 11:45am PDT
Royal CDEF

Breakout Session, Cultivating

Strand Beliefs & Structures
Audience General Interest

10:45am PDT

Connecting Through Primary Sources: Creating Routes With Mathematics and Between Ourselves

Thursday June 25, 2026 10:45am - 11:45am PDT

Royal A

Artifacts made by people throughout history (including you, today!) can help us understand both mathematics and mathematics education. We’ll examine some of these primary sources – from the Library of Congress, from the contents of our own suitcases, and from the city around us – and seek connections to each other, to our students and their families, and to mathematics. These connections will provide us with routes to continued conversation outside of this conference, and pathways that our students can use to take action in their world.

Speakers

Ralph Pantozzi

Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow, Library of Congress

The Library of Congress • MoMath • Calculus • Transitions to College Math

I have taught 6th-12th grade students and supervised instruction in New Jersey schools for 32 years. In 2024-25, I am an Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow at the Library of Congress. My interests in teaching and learning revolve around creating multiple pathways for students... Read More →

Thursday June 25, 2026 10:45am - 11:45am PDT
Royal A

Breakout Session, Community Building

Strand Families & Communities
Audience General Interest

10:45am PDT

Rooted in Story: Mapping Our Mathematical Identities as Acts of Resistance and Renewal

Thursday June 25, 2026 10:45am - 11:45am PDT

Imperial

What stories do we carry about mathematics, and how do they shape the way we teach and lead? In this interactive session, participants will create visual maps of their own educational journeys to uncover how identity, language, and power have influenced their relationships with mathematics. We will explore how reflection and storytelling can transform beliefs and practices in mathematics education. Participants will leave with tools to facilitate journey mapping with students and colleagues, helping reimagine mathematics as a space of belonging, connection, and humanity.

Speakers

Dina Mahmood

Orange County Department of Education

Thursday June 25, 2026 10:45am - 11:45am PDT
Imperial

Breakout Session, Cultivating

Strand Beliefs & Structures
Audience General Interest

11:15am PDT

A Mosaic of Needs, Desires, and Hopes: Creating en Comunidad to Cultivate Action in Mathematics Education

Thursday June 25, 2026 11:15am - 11:45am PDT

Regal

Based on an activity from a youth participatory action research (YPAR) collaboration, we invite participants to engage in mixed-media arts creation that allows for reflection on relationships, community, and our roles to support “rooting mathematics in humanity”. Using a set of prompts and individually/collectively, participants will be invited to create individual art pieces (tessarae) to become part of a larger wall-sized public community mosaic. Using sticky notes and a pair-share, participants will consider how expressing needs, desires and hopes (rather than ‘norms) as individuals and as a community might spur reimagining and action toward rooting mathematics in humanity.

Speakers

Beth Herbel-Eisenmann

Michigan State University

Thursday June 25, 2026 11:15am - 11:45am PDT
Regal

Breakout Session, Community Building

Strand Curriculum & Instruction
Audience General Interest

12:45pm PDT

Acts of Rebellion: Finding Purpose and Meaning in Mathematics Education

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

Terrace AB

In this session, we explore acts of rebellion as a pedagogical innovation and a site of learning to explore how we can disrupt dominant narratives in math education. Through interactive activities, participants will have opportunities to witness and hear about acts of rebellion, reflect on their own individual acts of rebellion, and then shift the conversation toward collective action and solidarity. Our aim is to center humanity in its most complex form, highlighting the ongoing challenges of embodying justice in teacher education.

Speakers

Sandra Zuniga Ruiz

Project Staff, San Jose State University

Mallika Scott

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

Breakout Session, Cultivating

Strand Beliefs & Structures
Audience General Interest

12:45pm PDT

Embracing Co-Teaching Models for Inclusive Mathematics Learning

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

Terrace CD

This session focuses on the power of co-teaching between mathematics teachers and special education teachers in fostering inclusive and rigorous learning environments for all students, regardless of their disability status. In this session, we highlight the potential of different co-teaching models as tools to honor students’ diverse learning needs, language backgrounds, and cultural identities in math classes. Participants will engage in reflecting on their co-teaching experiences, constructing an overview of six co-teaching models, and discussing the ways that co-teaching can promote access, rigor, and inclusion for students.

Speakers

Monica Sanchez

Bilingual math/science teacher

Lauren Rigby

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

Breakout Session, Cultivating

Strand Curriculum & Instruction
Audience General Interest, Elementary School (K-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)

12:45pm PDT

Making Math Meaningful, Relevant, and Just for our Students

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

Royal CDEF

How can we root mathematics in humanity so that every learner finds meaning and belonging?
Can a math lesson spark curiosity, agency, and social change all at once?
Join this interactive session to explore strategies for making math meaningful, relevant, and socially conscious. Participants will learn how to integrate technology, real-life contexts, and social justice into mathematics instruction while using the Culturally Responsive-Sustaining STEAM Curriculum Scorecard to reflect on their own practices. Through engaging collaboration and analysis of Illustrative Mathematics lessons, attendees will leave equipped with concrete tools, such as math lesson examples incorporating social justice topics, and the following steps to center student identity, community, and justice in math learning, which fulfills TODOS’ mission of mathematics for all through purposeful, equity-driven teaching.

Speakers

BELKNAP, ELIZABETH

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

Breakout Session, Cultivating

Strand Curriculum & Instruction
Audience High School (9-12), General Interest

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

12:45pm PDT

SWANA in Mathematics: The Forgotten Founders

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

Imperial

In this session, participants will explore how the identities of SWANA (South West Asia North Africa) students are erased in the classroom and the effects it has on these individuals. Participants will be presented with methods on how to address and correct the current inequitable, eurocentric approach to math education. In the end, participants will leave with various methods on how to create an environment where their students' identities are valued, respected, and represented in their classrooms.

Speakers

Temorshah Popal

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

Breakout Session, Cultivating

Strand Beliefs & Structures
Audience General Interest

2:00pm PDT

Building and Sustaining Ambitious Mathematics Programs: A Discussion Guide for Inspiring Action

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

Imperial

How can you help start and sustain an ambitious and equitable mathematics program in your school? In ambitious mathematics programs, (a) the curriculum uses nonroutine, discipline-aligned tasks, (b) teachers elicit and respond to student thinking, (c) the classroom environment positions students as mathematical authorities, and (d) equity is an overriding focus. In this interactive session, participants will engage in a discussion using an interactive model and discussion guides developed from a case study of an urban school that developed and implemented an ambitious mathematics program. The model is not prescriptive, but rather, is designed to spark reflection and inspire action.

Speakers

William Zahner

San Diego State University

I research mathematics education and multilingual learners. I live in San Diego. I have a dog.

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

Breakout Session, Collaborating

Strand Curriculum & Instruction
Audience General Interest, High School (9-12), Middle School (6-8)

2:00pm PDT

Key Curriculum Features for Powerful Multilingual Mathematicians: Three Materials Must-Haves

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

Terrace AB

In this session, we will review three MLL Instructional Material Design Features for core math materials:
- Mapping Content and Language Development
- Monitoring Content and Language Development
- Making Connections through Student Collaboration and Conversation
and unpack their role as “ignitors” to effectively support mathematical language development along with deep math learning. Join us to discuss how informed choices can reduce disparities and create equitable opportunities for multilingual learners in mathematics education. Walk away with a deeper understanding of these 3 “Materials Must-Haves” and tools to embed these in your adoption or implementation plans.

Speakers

Celine Liu

Renae Skarin

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

Breakout Session, Collaborating

Strand Curriculum & Instruction
Audience 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