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Forum for Equity in Elementary Mathematics
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A place for educators to reflect on and discuss equity, access, identity, and agency in the elementary mathematics classroom.
https://www.terc.edu/mathequityforum/
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First up? @pamseda1.bsky.social on practical ways to design math experiences that build on students’ everyday lives & classrooms where every child feels seen, valued, & capable of deep mathematical thinking. 7-8p EST on 11/19/25. Learn more and register here: tinyurl.com/3fnxwbtc
November 4, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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We are thrilled to announce our 2025-26 Speaker Series! Knowing Our Students: Fostering Equitable Math Learning Communities focuses on the importance of knowing students as mathematicians & as learners w/ diverse backgrounds, experiences & interests. Learn more & register here: tinyurl.com/3fnxwbtc
2025-2026 SPEAKER SERIES Knowing Our Students: Fostering Equitable Math Learning Communities Dr. Pamela Seda November 19, 2025 Marilyn Burns December 10, 2025 Jenna Laib February 4, 2026 Dr. Cathery Yeh March 3, 2026 Dr. Judit Moschkovich March 31, 2026 RunningHorse Livingston April 29, 2026
November 4, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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Going to ATMNE? Check out Arusha Hollister and Megan Murray's session about Excursions, Friday at 940!
Join Us At ATMNE 10/31/25 Marlborough MA Excursions: Activities that Connect Students with Their Interests, Communities and the World 9:40-10:30 Duchess Room
October 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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She traced her story, engaged us in math & reflection, and challenged us to think about steps we can take to expand our and our students' sense of what math is and to create spaces that support all in thriving in math. #BilingualismIsASuperpower #Joy+Confusion=TheBestMath #Community #FindYourPeople
October 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Today our colleague @martamath0901.bsky.social received NCSM's Kay Gilliland Equity Award and delivered a "lecture" called ¡Arriba y Adelante!: Taking Steps Towards Creating Spaces of Mattering and Thriving in Mathematics #NCSM2025
Marta Garcia, in front of the first slide in her Kay Gilliland Equity Talk: Arriba y Adelante!: Taking Steps Toward Creating Spaces of Mattering and Thriving in Math
October 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Going to Atlanta? Come learn with Forum for Equity in Elementary Mathematics staff! #NCSM #NCTMATL25
October 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Going to NCSM? Come hear Arusha, Cinthia & @martamath0901.bsky.social talk about how teacher reflection can support all students' voices in small group work in math. 12:45 on 10/14 in International Salon 5.
An image about NCSM presentation 2519: Encouraging All Students' Voices in Small Group Work: Fostering Equitable Participation through Reflective Practices. Tuesday 12:45 in International Salon 5. By Arusha Hollister, Cinthia Colón, and Marta Garcia.
October 8, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Our Student Reflection Tool supports Ts in asking ?s about kids' prior experiences & sense of themselves as math learners, & their beliefs & expectations for - and participation in - math class. Blogs linked in the right margin address what to do about what you find out!
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"Explore how student reflection can support the establishment of an equitable learning environment" near a teacher talking with two students.
October 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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A few spaces remain in our July 16-17 online synchronous workshop, Fostering Equity in K-5 Math Communities. Learn more and sign up today! www.terc.edu/mathequityfo...
Are you interested in exploring ways to... (image of a class discussion in an elementary class) foster equitable participation? (image of a teacher talking to a pair of students) make math deep and rigorous for every student? (images of two students talking) impact how students see themselves as doers of mathematics? (image of a teacher with a pair) use a strength-based approach to assessment? (image of a mother and daughter working on a carpentry project) connect math to students' lives?
July 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Looking to meet the needs of the range of learners in your K-5 math class, whatever your curriculum? Our 7-week asynchronous online course starts 6/18 and focuses on instructional strategies to effectively support and engage all students in deep & rigorous math learning. www.terc.edu/mathequityfo...
Quote from a Participant: "Coming into this class my goal was to gather strategies to reach all my students, give them confidence, support, and different entry points. I am leaving with a plethora of ideas to incorporate into my teaching, my work with students, and my work with my colleagues."
May 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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"How I learned the real maths, to make connections and see maths in the very unique way [I do]...developed despite the school maths, not because of it." - Dr Laura Tuohilampi
"I was the motivated student who read science literature in my free time. I didn’t struggle with learning maths the traditional way, but I learned how to obey! I have many sweet memories about how fascinating mathematics is. But how it was taught in schools never made much sense to me. It didn’t help to really develop my understanding – that I learned elsewhere. And more importantly, I came to learn how the way maths was taught made my peers dislike maths, feel helpless and anxious. How I learned the real maths, to make connections and see maths in the very unique way that later made me the 'where is this used' and 'how am I supposed to enjoy and benefit from this' maths influencer, developed despite the school maths, not because of it."
May 16, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Our Excursions have similar goals. For ex, students learn about the quilters of Gee's Bend in g1-2 and Harriet Powers & Faith Ringgold in g4-5 as they study geometry. In a g5 excursion they learn about Matthew Henson & the search for the North Pole as they graph temps. www.terc.edu/mathequityfo...
A 2 by 2 array of images of the Forum for Equity in Elementary Mathematics' Excursions. Top left: Images of two quilts, one made by a first grader, another by a 4th grader, representing two Excursions about geometry and quilts. Top right: a building made of blocks and a drawing of it. Bottom left: images of book covers read in various excursions including "The World is a Rectangle," "Tar Beach," "Lunch from Home," and "Where Are You Fro,?" Bottom right: an image of 5 men, including Matthew Henson, on Robert Peary's expedition to find the North Pole.
April 18, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Session 5 is next week! Join us Tuesday April 8 from 7-8pm eastern to hear @mathematize4all.bsky.social's talk about Trusting All Students as Sensemakers. Learn more about the free session and register here: www.terc.edu/mathequityfo...
An image showing the details of Rachel Lambert's talk, Trusting All Sensemakers, taking place from 7-8 EDT on 4/8/2025, as part of the 2024-2025 Speaker Series.
April 1, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Discovering #MathArtMarch on Day 31. Thinking about our Excursions on quilts & quiltmakers (at grades 1-2 & 4-5), & how they connect the mathematics of geometry & pattern to the aesthetics & artistry of quilts. Free to download. www.terc.edu/mathequityfo...
This shows the webpage for "Quilts: A Geometry Excursion for Grades 1-2." There is a blurb about the Excursion, images of 3 quilts made by students, and a button for downloading the activities (including student pages and a slide deck). This shows the image of the webpage for "Quilts and Quiltmakers: A Geometry Excursion for Grades 4-5." There is a blurb describing the Excursion and an image of a quilt they study, made by Harriet Powers, in addition to a button to download the activities (including student pages and a slide deck).
March 31, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Session 5 is next week! Join us Tuesday April 8 from 7-8pm eastern to hear @mathematize4all.bsky.social's talk about Trusting All Students as Sensemakers. Learn more about the free session and register here: www.terc.edu/mathequityfo...
March 31, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Couldn't make it? Listen to the recording of Elham's inspiring talk here: www.terc.edu/mathequityfo...
#SpeakerSeries #ITeachMath #MTBoS
This image is a screenshot of a slide in Elham's talk. White letters on a purple background say: How do we create space for reciprocity and relationship, in mathematics teaching and learning? How do we bring students to mathematics? How might that change the way students can express themselves in relation to mathematics?
March 17, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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The keynote, by Susan Jo Russell and Deborah Schifter, will discuss ways to support students, even those who make errors or express uncertainty, to contribute to collective learning and persist in mathematical sensemaking.
March 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Arusha Hollister, Lynne Godfrey and Caitlin Fleck will introduce a reflection tool that can support teachers in moving towards more equitable participation in K-5 math work that happens in pairs or small groups.
March 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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People might be interested in a math Excursion - a sequence of related classroom activities that encourages students to apply the mathematics they are learning to the contexts of their own and others’ lives and communities.
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February 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Session 4 of our Speaker Series features Elham Kazemi! Come hear how collaborative classroom communities can foster equitable participation and build children’s agency & identities as mathematicians while orienting children to each other. 3/6/25 7-8pm EST. Register: www.terc.edu/mathequityfo...
An invitation to join Session 4 of the 2024-2025 Speaker Series. On the left is an image of the speaker, Dr. Elham Kazemi. On the right is the title of the talk: Developing Equitable Participation Through Reciprocity & Relationship.
February 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Come hear Susan Jo Russell & Deborah Schifter's talk - Hesitating, Revising, Backtracking: Essentials in Developing Mathematical Agency - at the FREE Build Math Minds Virtual Summit re issues in K-5 math. Register for access to 22 sessions live 2/22-23 or via recording to 3/3. VirtualMathSummit.com
An image of Deborah Schifter and Susan Jo Russell, authors of Interweaving Equitable Participation and Deep Mathematics, who will speak at the Virtual Math Summit, presented by Build Math Minds.
February 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Session 3 of our Speaker Series features Julia Aguirre! Come learn about equity-based practices & math tasks that can help elementary students connect math to their lived experiences & take action to make positive change in their communities. 1/28/25 7-8pm EST. Register: www.terc.edu/mathequityfo...
On the left is an image of the speaker, Dr. Julia Aguirre. On the right is the title of, and information about, Session 3: Mathematizing the World: Building Strong Connections with Students and Their Families/ Communities to Learn Mathematics In & Out of School, 1/28/25, 7-8 pm EST
January 2, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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December 13, 2024 at 12:07 AM
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Session 2 is this Thursday! Come hear Susan Jo Russell and Deborah Schifter talk about interweaving deep and rigorous mathematics and equitable participation in the elementary math classroom! www.terc.edu/mathequityfo...
An image of Dr. Susan Jo Russell and Deborah Schifter next to the title of Session 2 of the Forum for Elementary Mathematic's Speaker Series: Interweaving Deep Mathematics & Equitable Participation. Also, logistical information: 12/12/24, 7-8pm EST.
December 9, 2024 at 10:52 PM
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Our Excursions are designed, in part, to do this in elementary mathematics classrooms. Learn more and download (for free):
www.terc.edu/mathequityfo...
Images of paper quilts, block buildings, children's literature covers, and the Matthew Henson expedition - all pulled from the Forum for Equity in Elementary Mathematics' "Excursions"
December 9, 2024 at 4:14 PM