TODOS 2026 Conference

Wednesday June 24, 2026 6:00pm - 8:00pm PDT

Albaraka Restaurant

Limited Capacity seats available

We invite you to continue building connections by joining one of our community dinners at local restaurants. These dinners are a wonderful opportunity to relax, network, and share a meal with fellow attendees in a smaller, more informal setting. Space is limited to ensure an intimate experience, so sign up early — a waitlist will be available if spots fill up.Albaraka RestaurantCuisine:...
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Wednesday June 24, 2026 6:00pm - 8:00pm PDT
Albaraka Restaurant 413 Brookhurst St., Anaheim, CA 92804

Pre-Conference Activities, Community Dinners

6:00pm PDT

Optional Community Dinner: Casa De Pancho Mexican Grill & Cantina

Wednesday June 24, 2026 6:00pm - 8:00pm PDT

Casa De Pancho Mexican Grill & Cantina

Limited Capacity seats available

Wednesday June 24, 2026 6:00pm - 8:00pm PDT
Casa De Pancho Mexican Grill & Cantina 400 Disney Way Suite 212, Anaheim, CA 92802

Pre-Conference Activities, Community Dinners

6:00pm PDT

Optional Community Dinner: Georgia Restaurant

Wednesday June 24, 2026 6:00pm - 8:00pm PDT

Georgia Restaurant

Limited Capacity seats available

Wednesday June 24, 2026 6:00pm - 8:00pm PDT
Georgia Restaurant 440 S Anaheim Blvd Ste 209, Anaheim, CA 92805

Pre-Conference Activities, Community Dinners

6:00pm PDT

Optional Community Dinner: Hu Tieu De Nhat

Wednesday June 24, 2026 6:00pm - 8:00pm PDT

Hu Tieu De Nhat

Limited Capacity seats available

Wednesday June 24, 2026 6:00pm - 8:00pm PDT
Hu Tieu De Nhat 9972 Garden Grove Blvd Ste F, Garden Grove, CA 92844

Pre-Conference Activities, Community Dinners

6:00pm PDT

Optional Community Dinner: Les Amis

Wednesday June 24, 2026 6:00pm - 8:00pm PDT

Les Amis

Limited Capacity seats available

Wednesday June 24, 2026 6:00pm - 8:00pm PDT
Les Amis 128 W Wilshire Ave, Fullerton, CA 92832

Pre-Conference Activities, Community Dinners

6:00pm PDT

Optional Community Dinner: Pour Company

Wednesday June 24, 2026 6:00pm - 8:00pm PDT

Pour Company

Limited Capacity seats available

Wednesday June 24, 2026 6:00pm - 8:00pm PDT
Pour Company 136 W Wilshire Ave, Fullerton, CA 92832

Pre-Conference Activities, Community Dinners

6:00pm PDT

Optional Community Dinner: Thai Famous Cuisine

Wednesday June 24, 2026 6:00pm - 8:00pm PDT

Thai Famous Cuisine

Limited Capacity seats available

Wednesday June 24, 2026 6:00pm - 8:00pm PDT
Thai Famous Cuisine 11891 S Euclid St., Garden Grove, CA 92840

Pre-Conference Activities, Community Dinners

7:00am PDT

Breakfast

Thursday June 25, 2026 7:00am - 8:00am PDT

Royal Ballroom Foyer

Thursday June 25, 2026 7:00am - 8:00am PDT
Royal Ballroom Foyer

Meals

8:00am PDT

Opening & President's Message sponsored by Innovamat

Thursday June 25, 2026 8:00am - 8:45am PDT

Royal CDEF

Speakers

Kari Kokka

Thursday June 25, 2026 8:00am - 8:45am PDT
Royal CDEF

General Sessions

9:00am PDT

Building Thinking Classrooms for ALL Students: Why Equity Needs Accessibility

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

Terrace AB

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...
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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

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...
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Speakers

Cathery Yeh

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

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...
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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

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...
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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

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...
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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

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...
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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

Strand Beliefs & Structures
Audience General Interest

9:00am PDT

Rooting Math in Our Communities: Using Data to Design Relevant and Engaging High School Lessons

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

Royal CDEF

Data drives decisions across economics, health, and sports—yet marginalized communities are often excluded. This session shows how our math classrooms can change that. Experience a community-rooted, data-rich approach for Integrated Math 1–3 and Ethnic Stats. We share sample tasks (investment modeling, UCSF Health Atlas scatterplots, and analyzing school funding) and vetted resources, then...
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Speakers

Abigail Martinez

Moises Garcia

Tor Ormseth

Noyce Master Teacher Fellow (MTF), El Rancho USD

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

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

10:45am PDT

Place-based Image Talks: Culturally Relevant Teaching through Community Connections and Opportunities for Critical Conversations

Thursday June 25, 2026 10:45am - 11:15am PDT

Regal

Are you looking for ways to incorporate students’ funds of knowledge into your teaching through culturally relevant pedagogy? Would you like to incorporate more mathematical discourse and student thinking in your elementary or middle school math lessons? Place-based Image Talks do both! In a Place-based Image Talk, teachers use a local image to pose mathematical questions, increasing entry...
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Speakers

[email protected]

Thursday June 25, 2026 10:45am - 11:15am PDT
Regal

Strand Curriculum & Instruction
Audience Elementary School (K-5), Middle School (6-8)

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...
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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

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...
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Speakers

Ruth Oliwe

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

Breakout Session, Community Building

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...
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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

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...
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Speakers

Dina Mahmood

Orange County Department of Education

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

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

Shari Kaku

Shakiyya Bland

Director of Educational Partnerships, Just Equations

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

Breakout Session, Catalyzing

10:45am PDT

Using Rehearsals to Create Community and Understanding Around Mathematical Language Routines

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

Terrace AB

Our session focuses on the use of rehearsals, a space of decreased complexity within professional learning to try out pedagogical moves. We share four teachers, from grades 6-11, who rehearsed mathematical language routines (MLRs), specifically the MLR Collect & Display, during Studio Day professional learning. During our session, we will provide an overview of Collect & Display and the use of...
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Speakers

Sarah Roberts, Ph.D.

University of California, Santa Barbara

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

Breakout Session, Community Building

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

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...
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Speakers

Beth Herbel-Eisenmann

Michigan State University

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

Strand Curriculum & Instruction
Audience General Interest

11:45am PDT

Lunch

Thursday June 25, 2026 11:45am - 12:45pm PDT

Royal Ballroom Foyer

Thursday June 25, 2026 11:45am - 12:45pm PDT
Royal Ballroom Foyer

Meals

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...
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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, Community Building

Strand Beliefs & Structures
Audience General Interest

12:45pm PDT

Art for Community and Action: Math Educators Cultivating Joy and Solidarity Through Creation

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

Regal

In this hands-on session, educators will make reflective zines as a creative way to think about their math teaching practices. With collage materials, folded paper, and prompts, we’ll reflect on the past school year and dream forward into the next. Open to early childhood through secondary educators and preservice teachers, this session invites us to challenge oppressive narratives, honor our...
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Speakers

Sara Rezvi

Alexa Lee-Hassan

Graduate Student, University of Illinois at Chicago

I'm interested in critical mathematics, rehumanizing mathematics, and teacher preparation. My research focuses on using a math content course as an opportunity to help preservice elementary teachers develop quantitative political conocimiento—the ability to critically analyze and navigate the high-stakes, quantitative metrics that commonly characterize neo-liberal education... Read More →

Katie Rupe

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

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

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...
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Speakers

Monica Sanchez

Bilingual math/science teacher

Lauren Rigby

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

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

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...
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Speakers

Monica Gonzalez

Alesia Moldavan

Assistant Professor, Georgia Southern University

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

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

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...
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Speakers

BELKNAP, ELIZABETH

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

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...
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Speakers

Erica Askew

WestEd

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

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...
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Speakers

Temorshah Popal

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

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,...
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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

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

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...
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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 →

Monique Pollitt

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

Strand Curriculum & Instruction
Audience Elementary School (K-5), 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...
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Speakers

Celine Liu

Renae Skarin

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

Strand Curriculum & Instruction
Audience General Interest

2:00pm PDT

Revealing the Mathematical Brilliance of All Students Through Universal Design

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

Terrace AB

While tiered intervention is one tool for supporting students struggling to demonstrate proficiency, there is often a lot more we can do in Tier 1 to make math more accessible and engaging for all students. We share how teachers can create a richer, more accessible math experience for all by designing for alternate means of expression–that is, having students engage with math ideas and...
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Speakers

Angela Knotts

K-12 Professional Learning Specialist, WestEd

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

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

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....
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Speakers

Kari Kokka

Gabriela Zuniga

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

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

2:00pm PDT

Translanguaging Strategies for the Multilingual Math Classroom

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

Royal B

If you’re looking for transformative ways to include and leverage students’ languages in math instruction, esta sesión es para ti! Together, we’ll define translanguaging and discuss how it differs from traditional language practices and beliefs. We’ll explore specific strategies for translanguaging in mathematics that can be used by any teacher, and with any curriculum, to support...
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Speakers

Ally Lewis

Manager, Math Professional Learning, Open Up Resources

Ally is the Manager of Mathematics Professional Learning at Open Up Resources, where she works alongside a team of specialists to design and deliver research-based, K–8 math professional learning for educators nationwide. A former K–8 mathematics teacher, Ally served in multilingual classrooms in Denver and Aurora, CO, and has also supported schools i... Read More →

Brooke Powers

Presenter, Open Up

Brooke Powers serves as the Managing Director of Academics at Open Up Resources, where she leads curriculum and professional learning strategy. A former middle school math teacher, Brooke brings deep expertise in instructional design, teacher development, and building programs that... Read More →

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

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

3:45pm PDT

Keynote Presentation sponsored by CPM

Thursday June 25, 2026 3:45pm - 4:45pm PDT

Royal CDEF

Speakers

Ferran/Fernando Rodriguez-Valls

Professor of Secondary Education, Coordinator, Bilingual Authorization Program, California State University Fullerton

Dr. Ferran/Fernando Rodríguez-Valls is professor of secondary education at California State University, Fullerton. Prior to this appointment, he was the state administrator for the Migrant Education Program in California. In the past seven years, Dr. Rodríguez-Valls has created... Read More →

Thursday June 25, 2026 3:45pm - 4:45pm PDT
Royal CDEF

General Sessions

5:00pm PDT

Student Awards Ceremony & Dinner

Thursday June 25, 2026 5:00pm - 6:45pm PDT

Royal CDEF

All are welcome and encouraged to join teachers and parents in celebrating their students at this Gates Foundation-sponsored awards ceremony and dinner.

Dinner is included for all, regardless of your registration type (e.g., Equitable, Self-Funded, and Intitution-funded), sponsored by the Gates Foundation.

Thursday June 25, 2026 5:00pm - 6:45pm PDT
Royal CDEF

Meals

7:00pm PDT

TODOS Educator Celebration

Thursday June 25, 2026 7:00pm - 9:00pm PDT

Let's celebrate educators together as a community! Join us poolside for music, appetizers, and drinks sponsored by the Gates Foundation.

Thursday June 25, 2026 7:00pm - 9:00pm PDT

General Sessions

7:00am PDT

Breakfast

Friday June 26, 2026 7:00am - 8:00am PDT

Royal Ballroom Foyer

Friday June 26, 2026 7:00am - 8:00am PDT
Royal Ballroom Foyer

Meals

8:00am PDT

Opening & Award Presentations

Friday June 26, 2026 8:00am - 8:30am PDT

Royal CDEF

Speakers

Lisa Jilk

Program Manager, Self

Friday June 26, 2026 8:00am - 8:30am PDT
Royal CDEF

General Sessions

8:30am PDT

A TODOS Year in Review

Friday June 26, 2026 8:30am - 9:15am PDT

Royal CDEF

Speakers

Marian Dingle

Past President, TODOS: Mathematics for ALL

Friday June 26, 2026 8:30am - 9:15am PDT
Royal CDEF

9:30am PDT

Co-Learning with Data Stories: Rooting Data Practices in Humanity

Friday June 26, 2026 9:30am - 10:30am PDT

Royal CDEF

This session explores how co–learning data practices can ground mathematics and statistics in humanity. Drawing from a Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) initiative, where youth and adults used CODAP to explore data stories, we invite participants to engage with video excerpts illustrating relational and culturally sustaining approaches to data literacy. Using the Notice, Wonder, Feel,...
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Speakers

Sabrina Zarza

Maria Cruciani

Beth Herbel-Eisenmann

Michigan State University

Friday June 26, 2026 9:30am - 10:30am PDT
Royal CDEF

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

9:30am PDT

Drawing on teacher ingenuity and collective wisdom to bring Ethnic Studies Pedagogy into Elementary Mathematics Classrooms

Friday June 26, 2026 9:30am - 10:30am PDT

Royal A

This session, presented by a learning community of early career teachers, offers classroom examples of how principles of Ethnic Studies pedagogy can be infused into PK-5 math teaching. We will examine and discuss student work and classroom artifacts that show how teachers have created learning math experiences for children that are culturally relevant, community responsive, and humanizing. We will...
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Speakers

Mallika Scott

Friday June 26, 2026 9:30am - 10:30am PDT
Royal A

Strand Curriculum & Instruction
Audience Elementary School (K-5), Preschool/Early Childhood

9:30am PDT

Leading With and Through Cultural Competence: Transformative Mathematics Education Leadership

Friday June 26, 2026 9:30am - 10:30am PDT

Terrace CD

Cultural competence is the foundation of transformative mathematics leadership and a critical element of cultivating systems that uplift students and teachers. In this interactive session, participants will explore Leadership Action 2 from the NCSM Framework for Culturally Relevant Leadership: building cultural competence and creating a culture of continuous reflection and improvement....
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Speakers

Katey Arrington

Director of Systemic Transformation, Dana Center, President, NCSM

Dr. Katey Arrington is the President of NCSM: Leadership in Mathematics Education and the Director of Systemic Transformation at the Charles A. Dana Center at the University of Texas at Austin. She leads national, state, and district level initiatives to improve STEM education for... Read More →

Friday June 26, 2026 9:30am - 10:30am PDT
Terrace CD

Strand Systems & Accountability
Audience General Interest

9:30am PDT

Linguistically Equitable Mathematics Instruction for Emergent Multilinguals

Friday June 26, 2026 9:30am - 10:30am PDT

Terrace AB

It is a misconception that math is a “universal language.” Monolingual math assessments often obscure the mathematical abilities of multilingual students, perpetuating inequitable outcomes. This session, aligned with the Curriculum and Instruction strand, empowers educators to recognize and dismantle linguistic barriers that limit access to rigorous mathematics. Through collaborative analysis...
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Speakers

Leonor

Educator, Newport- Mesa Unified School District

Friday June 26, 2026 9:30am - 10:30am PDT
Terrace AB

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

9:30am PDT

Mapping the Commitment to Equity: Where TEEM Research Aligns with TODOS and What Gaps Remain

Friday June 26, 2026 9:30am - 10:30am PDT

Regal

We invite you to explore the future direction of the TEEM journal. This session presents a comprehensive content analysis of 80 TEEM articles (2009–2025), mapping publication trends and thematic areas with the five TODOS Missions. We utilized an initial AI-assisted analysis followed by a robust human reanalysis to identify areas of saturation. We will present data showing the alignment of all...
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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.

Friday June 26, 2026 9:30am - 10:30am PDT
Regal

Strand Systems & Accountability
Audience General Interest

9:30am PDT

Mathematizing Our Lives

Friday June 26, 2026 9:30am - 10:30am PDT

Imperial

Relationship-building with our students is a vital aspect of creating community in our classes. Come learn how to embed yourself into your content through captivating stories. Such sharing about yourself can strengthen your relationships with your students because they will get to know you while your curriculum comes to life. By modeling how we can mathematize our lives, students will recognize...
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Speakers

Mr Kit Math

Friday June 26, 2026 9:30am - 10:30am PDT
Imperial

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

9:30am PDT

Unpacking Eurocentrism in the Secondary Math Classroom Through Ethnomathematics

Friday June 26, 2026 9:30am - 10:30am PDT

Royal B

Have you heard of Pythagoras? Fibonacci? We are aware of the Eurocentric view of Mathematics, but not where these concepts truly originated from. In this session, you will gain practical ideas on how to decolonize your math curriculum by showcasing the non-European roots of these mathematical concepts. Whether you want to create your own elective course or incorporate standalone lessons woven into...
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Speakers

Lekha Tantry

Friday June 26, 2026 9:30am - 10:30am PDT
Royal B

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

10:45am PDT

Building Infinite Thinking Circles: Humanizing Mathematics through the Trans Math Languaging Framework

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

Terrace CD

This session engages participants in Trans Math Languaging (TML) –a framework integrating translanguaging, hybridity, co-knowledge creation, and emotional reflexivity to rehumanize mathematics. Through the interactive lesson Building Thinking Circles: Falling forever and Infinite Mathematical Possibilities, participants experience how multilingual and identity-affirming pedagogy cultivates...
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Speakers

Jenny Chabriel-Amara

Joseph Amara

Deb Stetson

Director, Math Project at Sacramento State

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

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

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...
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Speakers

Theodore Chao

Associate Professor, The Ohio State University

Ruth Oliwe

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

Strand Beliefs & Structures
Audience College

10:45am PDT

Mathematical Conventions: A Framework to Unpack, Break, and Explore

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

Royal CDEF

Mathematics as a school subject is a cultural product developed by generations of mathematicians. The conventions we teach—the symbols we privilege, the names we memorialize, and the algorithms we call “standard”—are culturally constructed and historically exclusive. By uncritically reproducing these conventions, we risk reinforcing an epistemology that denies students’ cultural and...
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Speakers

Ingrid Ristroph

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

Strand Curriculum & Instruction
Audience General Interest

10:45am PDT

Designing Community-Centered Data Talks: Tools for Equitable Elementary Data Science

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

Regal

Today’s world is data-driven, and data literacy is foundational for student success, agency, and civic participation. This interactive session immerses participants in community-rooted data investigations that position multilingual learners and historically marginalized students as mathematical sense-makers. Using the cycle Wonder → Collect/Curate → Represent → Interpret → Act, we model...
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Speakers

Gianna Shields

Project Staff, SJSU

I am a doctoral student at San Josè State University and the Executive Director of the Noyce Grant at SJSU. I spent 7 years in K-5 education and have been a CSU lecturer for 6 years in the department of Elementary Education.

Sandra Zuniga Ruiz

Project Staff, San Jose State University

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

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

10:45am PDT

Reimagining Geometry Through Design to Promote Empathy: Creating a Lantern With Math Modeling

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

Imperial

This session invites teachers to learn about integrating community-oriented learning in math classrooms through a sample geometry design-based lesson. Through a short presentation, participants will learn integrating human-centered design in math classrooms to support creative ways of learning, empathic awareness, and collaboration among students. Participants will experience design in a hands-on...
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Speakers

Mayahuel Malik

Gloriana Gonzalez

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

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

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...
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Speakers

Jiyeong Yi

Associate Professor, Iowa State University

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

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...
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Speakers

Katie Rupe

Amelia Ard

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

Strand Beliefs & Structures
Audience General Interest

11:15am PDT

Make it Meaningful: Adapting Curriculum for Social Justice

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

Terrace CD

Do you want to practice creating or adapting social justice oriented math tasks and curriculum? Do you want students to see how math can be connected to topics outside their textbooks? In this session, we will be discussing how to adapt or enhance a provided curriculum and adjust or add onto provided problems withing a curriculum through a lens of meaningfulness and social justice. Whether...
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Speakers

Daniel Zarasua

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

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

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...
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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

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

11:15am PDT

Supporting Elementary Teacher Candidates to Embrace Torres’ Rights of the Learner in Light of Hyper-Scripted Curriculum Mandates

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

Royal B

In an era of increasing legislative interference and political attacks on teachers’ autonomy, this session examines the notion of trust, love, and defiance through the lens of Torres’ Rights of the Learner (RotL) framework and Gutiérrez’s Rehumanizing Framework. We will explore how teacher candidates can utilize these frameworks to retain autonomy as professionals who center student...
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Speakers

Crystal Kalinec-Craig

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

Strand Curriculum & Instruction
Audience General Interest, College

11:45am PDT

Lunch & Business Meeting

Friday June 26, 2026 11:45am - 12:45pm PDT

Royal Ballroom Foyer

Friday June 26, 2026 11:45am - 12:45pm PDT
Royal Ballroom Foyer

Meals

1:00pm PDT

Being Muslim in Math Education Spaces

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

Royal A

What can we learn from historically marginalized math practitioners from an intersectional perspective? How do we translate these findings to the daily math classroom? A 2022 Institute for Social Policy and Understanding poll reported that Muslims experience higher levels of religious discrimination than any other religious groups and that 68% have experienced Islamophobia with higher rates for...
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Speakers

Sara Rezvi

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

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

1:00pm PDT

Modeling Justice: Using Mathematics to Explore and Challenge Real-World Inequities

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

Imperial

How can students use mathematical modeling to reveal systems of power and privilege? This session invites participants to explore justice-centered modeling tasks on issues such as gerrymandering, housing, and climate change. Using authentic district maps and data, participants will analyze how mathematics can expose and challenge unfair voting boundaries. Grounded in critical mathematics...
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Speakers

Manjula Peter Joseph

Jeremiah Ruesch

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

Strand Curriculum & Instruction
Audience General Interest

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...
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Speakers

Fabian Gutierrez Vidal

Nicolette Capriles

Tania Pelayo

Sabrina Zarza

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

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...
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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 →

Monique Pollitt

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