Resources for Math Educators
THE POWER OF LISTENING WORKSHOP:
Key Insights into the Student Experience for Math Teachers
Learn about our Student Experience Lens Model that covers the key elements every mathematics teacher should know about their students to foster an inclusive classroom.
EMPOWERING ECOSYSTEMS WORKSHOP:
How to Cultivate a Socially Just Mathematics Classroom
Learn about our Empowering Ecosystems Framework that covers the essential domains every socially just mathematics classroom should have.
Pick up Esther and Lateefah’s book to practice the skills of identifying injustice, reflecting on the social, political, and cultural influences that have shaped our own perspective, and responding with empathy.
ILLINOIS MATH JOURNAL
“When mathematics connects to the community and students apply their mathematical understanding to the real world, impactful learning happens. Mathematics no longer lends itself as an abstract concept but connects humans and stories.”
Jennifer Dao, Director of Mathematics Pedagogy and Creative Content, shares her experience on “Rehumanizing Mathematics through Cultivating Joy” in the Illinois Math Journal.
CRITICAL MATH DROP PODCAST
Critical Math Drop hosts podcasts on social justice issues in mathematics education.
Check out Episodes 15 & 16: Our powerful team at Nth Education Partners: Jerica Jurado, Jennifer Dao, Esther Song & Chanel Keyvan share how they center joy, rehumanization of mathematics, and empathy in their mathematics education work.
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The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) offers webinars offers virtual sessions to learn on high quality mathematics education. Check out one of the centennial webinars “Understanding the Mental Toll: Signals and Strategies for Supporting Our Teachers and Students” featuring Esther Song.
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The Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics hosts professional development webinars. Check out “Mathematics of Empathy” with Nth Education Partners founder, Jerica Jurado.
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TODOS hosts podcasts focused on mathematics education and equity.
Check out Episode 4: Jerica Jurado and Esther Song speak to the roles of identity, tensions, and finding your people to sustain yourself in mathematics teaching.
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Rehumanizing Mathematics for Black, Indigenous, and Latinx Students is the 2018 volume of Annual Perspectives in Mathematics Education (APME) series. It showcases the efforts of classroom teachers, school counselors and administrators, teacher educators, and education researchers to ensure mathematics teaching and learning is a humane, positive, and powerful experience for students who are Black, Indigenous, and/or Latinx. Find it here.