TODOS 2026 Conference

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.

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)

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. Participants will reflect on their own cultural perspectives, discuss strategies to foster cultural awareness, and identify steps to transform their systems together. Attendees will leave with practical strategies to promote cultural competence, activate teacher agency, and build systems that center belonging and humanity in mathematics education.

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

Breakout Session, Cultivating

Strand Systems & Accountability
Audience 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 belonging and creativity. Grounded in the Todos/NCSM (2016) Social Justice Position Statement, research on whiteness emotionality (Matias, 2016), and rehumanizing mathematics (Gutiérrez, 2018), this session bridges theory and practice to demonstrate how emotional, linguistic, and cultural repertoires can transform mathematics into a space of humanity and collective agency.

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

Breakout Session, Catalyzing

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

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 you’re beginning your journey or have experience and are looking for new perspectives, you’ll leave with implementable strategies and steps for the upcoming school year.

Speakers