TODOS 2026 Conference

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9:00am PDT

Digital Mathematics Storytelling for Building Mathematical Communities

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

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

Strand Families & Communities
Audience General Interest

12:45pm PDT

From Reflection to Action: Using Teachers’ Stories to Build Inclusive Elementary Mathematics Classrooms

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

Royal A

This interactive session invites participants to use teachers’ stories as tools for reflection on how instructional decisions shape students’ mathematical identities. Drawing on research in identity and equity in mathematics education, participants will collaboratively analyze two 5th-grade classroom stories that reveal instructional dilemmas involving language and culture. Through discussions, participants will critique instances of deficit thinking, consider alternative pedagogical approaches, and explore strategies that affirm students as capable mathematical thinkers. The session concludes with resources and actionable next steps for building networks of critical friends to sustain equity-focused reflection and foster inclusive, identity-affirming mathematics learning environments.

Speakers

Monica Gonzalez

Alesia Moldavan

Assistant Professor, Georgia Southern University

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

Breakout Session, Cultivating

Strand Beliefs & Structures
Audience Elementary School (K-5)

2:00pm PDT

Humanizing and Joyful Math Intervention: Healing Math Identity for Students (and Teachers)

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

Royal A

Why does so much math intervention perpetuate systemic issues? Come imagine with us mathematics intervention that builds on students’ mathematical strengths, leverages high demand cognitive tasks, and elevates student thinking while building students’ confidence as doers of mathematics. And it’s fun! In this session we share the stories, data, and experiences from two of our district partners implementing this model for math intervention. Come learn what all the JOY is about!

Speakers

Nolan Fossum

Customer Success Manager, Innovamat Education, Inc (PEO)

Hi! I just completed a move up from San Diego to Western Washington. I'm so excited! I've been teaching math in the high school and college settings (with a little bit of middle school) for over twenty years. I like talking about the Pillars & Practices framework, ungrading, redesigning... Read More →