TODOS 2026 Conference

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9:00am PDT

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

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

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

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

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