TODOS 2026 Conference

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10:45am PDT

Digital Storytelling as a Rehumanizing Tool in Mathematics Teacher Education: Voices of Rural, First-Generation, and Low-Income Communities

Friday June 26, 2026 10:45am - 11:15am PDT

Royal B

This interactive session explores how digital storytelling can serve as a rehumanizing tool in mathematics teacher education. Drawing from the experiences of rural, first-generation, and low-income pre-service teachers, participants will examine how storytelling helps pre-service teachers reflect on their mathematical identities, challenge deficit narratives, and connect mathematics to community and culture. Attendees will view authentic teacher-created stories, engage in guided reflection, and design their own short math narratives. Together, we will consider how digital storytelling can transform beliefs, promote belonging, and inspire equitable practices in mathematics classrooms and teacher preparation programs.

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

Friday June 26, 2026 10:45am - 11:15am PDT
Royal B

Breakout Session, Catalyzing

Strand Beliefs & Structures
Audience College

11:15am PDT

Asset-Oriented Math Instruction: Shifting Teacher Mindsets for Emergent Bilingual Success

Friday June 26, 2026 11:15am - 11:45am PDT

Terrace AB

This session explores how high school math teachers shifted from deficit to asset-based positioning of emergent bilinguals (EBs) through a year-long collaborative professional development focused on mathematical modeling. Using positioning theory as an analytical lens, we examine how classroom discourse shapes student agency and access to mathematics. Participants will engage in interactive activities, including sorting excerpts and reflective discussions, to analyze how language and context influence perceptions of EBs’ capabilities. We share findings from seven teachers working with linguistically diverse students and offer actionable strategies for fostering equity and transforming institutional structures in mathematics education.

Speakers

Jiyeong Yi

Associate Professor, Iowa State University

Associate professor in Math Education at Iowa State University, specializing in mathematics education. My research focuses on supporting teachers in effectively teaching mathematics to Emergent Bilingual students.

Shristi Shrestha

Graduate Student, Iowa State University

PhD student in the Human Computer Interaction program at Iowa State University. I have been doing research about AI in math education.

Friday June 26, 2026 11:15am - 11:45am PDT
Terrace AB

Breakout Session, Catalyzing

Strand Beliefs & Structures
Audience High School (9-12), General Interest

11:15am PDT

Humanizing the First Years of Teaching: Creating Community to Support Equitable Teaching

Friday June 26, 2026 11:15am - 11:45am PDT

Royal A

Being a new teacher is exciting and challenging. How can new teachers, especially those committed to teaching in equitable and humanizing ways, be supported to thrive (instead of just survive)? Join us as we share how one group of new teachers and their former math education professor supported each other through critical friendship in a monthly community of practice. What are early-career teachers grappling with as they strive to teach in equitable ways? How can you support early career teachers? Come find out and connect with us!

Speakers

Katie Rupe

Amelia Ard

Friday June 26, 2026 11:15am - 11:45am PDT
Royal A

Breakout Session, Catalyzing

Strand Beliefs & Structures
Audience General Interest

11:15am PDT

Mathematics in Our Lived Experiences: Sharing Stories to Broaden Perceptions and Transform Learning

Friday June 26, 2026 11:15am - 11:45am PDT

Royal CDEF

Many people feel unwelcome in mathematics – a regrettable, but not inevitable, circumstance. In this session, I will share the goals and videos from a project documenting adults’ lived experiences of mathematics. In these videos, participants share how they engage in mathematics in their lives and how these experiences relate – or do not easily relate – to their memories of school “mathematics”. Many participants are members of historically marginalized groups. Session attendees will be invited to reflect on their own experiences and to consider how these stories could help to catalyze collaborative and sustained work to center humanity in school mathematics.

Speakers

Kim Yoak

Mathematics specialist, Summit Mathematics Education Enterprises

I have recently founded the Coalition for Mathematics for Human Flourishing! We will share people's lived experiences of mathematics (in all its forms) and work with individuals, schools, and systems to transform school mathematics experiences for young people. @CMathsHuman on... Read More →

Friday June 26, 2026 11:15am - 11:45am PDT
Royal CDEF

Breakout Session, Catalyzing

Strand Beliefs & Structures
Audience General Interest, Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College

1:00pm PDT

Rooting Mathematics in Care: Latine Teachers Rehumanizing High School Classrooms

Friday June 26, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT

Terrace AB

This session is led by three Latine high school mathematics teachers who reimagine care as central to rooting mathematics in humanity. Co-authored with a mathematics education researcher who formerly taught high school mathematics, the session bridges classroom practice and research to highlight teachers’ lived expertise. Guided by Keeling’s (2014) framing of an ethic of care and Gutiérrez’s (2018) call to rehumanize mathematics, we share how care manifests through language, relational trust, and student brilliance. Using pláticas (Fierros & Delgado Bernal, 2016), participants will collectively reflect on how care disrupts deficit framings and cultivates belonging and shared humanity in mathematics spaces.

Speakers

Fabian Gutierrez Vidal

Nicolette Capriles

Tania Pelayo

Sabrina Zarza

Friday June 26, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Terrace AB

Breakout Session, Cultivating

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

1:00pm PDT

Rewriting stories: Identity work as pathways to belonging and empowerment for students-and ourselves

Friday June 26, 2026 1:00pm - 2:30pm PDT

Royal B

What stories do we and our PK-12 students tell about who belongs in mathematics? Let’s break the mold for our students and for ourselves! In this interactive workshop, we will uncover our own math identities so we can help our students uncover theirs, and explore how unproductive beliefs and implicit biases shape pedagogy and assessment. Together, we’ll reimagine teaching practices that center belonging, disrupt inequities, and empower all learners to thrive in mathematics in PK-12 classrooms.

Speakers

Sean Nank

California State University San Marcos

Sean Nank, PhD, received the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). Sean is a Distinguished Teacher in Residence and adjunct professor at California State University San Marcos, a full professor at American College of Education, and works... Read More →