TODOS 2026 Conference

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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

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

TODOS Podcast (Invitation Only)

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

Terrace CD

TODOS Podcast Co-hosts Teddy Chao, Shari Kaku and Shakiyya Bland will be recording some exciting highlights, sound bites and reactions from the TODOS conference. (By invitation)

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 →

Shari Kaku

Shakiyya Bland

Director of Educational Partnerships, Just Equations

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

Breakout Session, Catalyzing

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.

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