TODOS 2026 Conference

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

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 community-based mathematical modeling tasks/tareas and routines/rutinas as elementary students make meaningful mathematical connections to themselves, their families, and communities. Take action and be inspired! ¡Inspírate a tomar acción! Planning resources (en inglés y algunos en español) will be available.

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

Breakout Session, Collaborating

Strand Curriculum & Instruction
Audience Elementary School (K-5), General Interest

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 points into the conversation and helping all students see themselves within mathematics. Place-based Image Talks can also be used to empower students by providing opportunities to use mathematics to understand and agentically connect with local community issues.

Speakers

[email protected]

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

Breakout Session, Catalyzing

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 support simultaneous language and mathematical development and leave with actionable tools to strengthen sensemaking, discourse, and engagement for all students.

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

Breakout Session, Cultivating

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

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 journeys, and imagine what it means to root mathematics in humanity. As a cohort of Chicago-based mathematics public school teachers and academics, we hope to offer insights in our particular lived experiences during the 25-26 school year as one of the most targeted places in the nation by ICE and the federal government. We particularly invite trans and queer teachers, teachers of color, and disabled teachers and those who occupy the margins to consider coming to this space.

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

Breakout Session, Community Building

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 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.

Speakers

Monica Sanchez

Bilingual math/science teacher

Lauren Rigby

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

Breakout Session, Cultivating

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 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 →

Monique Pollitt

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

Breakout Session, Collaborating

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

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. Participants will engage with a Social Justice Mathematics task in small groups, learn about SJM frameworks and resources, and then join grade band specific groups to discuss possible SJM tasks for their specific contexts. Participants will receive a Google Drive folder of sample tasks and resources.

Speakers

Kari Kokka

Gabriela Zuniga

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

Breakout Session, Collaborating

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 multilingual students’ understanding and honor their native languages. Real classroom artifacts, video, and resources will be shared.

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

Breakout Session, Collaborating

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

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, Act, Reimagine (Kahn et al., 2022) framework, participants will reflect on what it means to learn alongside youth and reimagine data exploration as an intergenerational co-learning practice.

Speakers

Sabrina Zarza

Maria Cruciani

Beth Herbel-Eisenmann

Michigan State University

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

Breakout Session, Cultivating

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 also discuss how our co-designed teacher learning community has helped us stay nourished and inspired as math educators while we navigate constraining systems of schooling and fraught sociopolitical contexts.

Speakers

Mallika Scott

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

Breakout Session, Cultivating

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

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 of math assessments and exploration of equitable instructional strategies, participants will learn how to design linguistically accessible tasks that honor students’ diverse identities. Attendees will leave equipped to implement practices that advance TODOS’s mission of ensuring high-quality, equitable mathematics education for all learners.

Speakers

Leonor

Educator, Newport- Mesa Unified School District

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

Breakout Session, Cultivating

Strand Curriculum & Instruction
Audience Elementary School (K-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), 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 mathematizing as a valuable human activity and a useful tool for problem-solving in their own lives.

Speakers

Mr Kit Math

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

Breakout Session, Cultivating

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

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 data talks, accessible representations (tally tables, dot plots, bar graphs), and bilingual language supports that connect mathematics to family and neighborhood contexts. Attendees leave with a planning template, prompts, scaffolds, and a quick rubric to launch within two weeks. This session aims to have teachers place students’ own worlds at the center of rigorous math learning.

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

Breakout Session, Cultivating

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

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 American-born young adults and women (~80%). In this dynamic, collaborative workshop, participants will apply statistics on Islamophobia through a humanizing and qualitative orientation by engaging in conversation and activities together from a culturally responsive lens. The presenters, both experienced classroom and Muslim teachers, will help participants make connections on how to best support and include Muslim students in humanizing and inclusive pedagogical praxis.

Speakers

Sara Rezvi

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

Breakout Session, Cultivating

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

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