Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging
Join the conversation each month as the CMC Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging Committee shares ideas, reflections, and resources to support more equitable and inclusive mathematics education. From classroom practices to timely topics and educator perspectives, each column offers something to consider, explore, and bring back to your own mathematics community.
Rethinking Disability & Mathematics Book by Rachel Lambert
Challenges deficit perspectives by recognizing students with disabilities as capable mathematical thinkers. Rachel Lambert offers practical strategies grounded in Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to create flexible, inclusive classrooms where every student can meaningfully engage with mathematics
Audience:
Educators
Humanizing Disability in Mathematics Education: Forging New Paths Book by Paulo Tan, Alexis Padilla, Erica N. Mason, and James Sheldon
Centers the voices and experiences of students with disabilities while challenging traditional assumptions about mathematics learning. This collection highlights humanizing practices that promote belonging, agency, and equitable participation for all learners.
Audience:
Educators
Reimagining the Mathematics Classroom: Creating and Sustaining Productive Learning Environments, K-6 by Carolee Koehn Hurtado, Cathery Yeh, and Mark William Ellis
Provides practical strategies for designing mathematics classrooms where every student actively participates, engages in meaningful discourse, and develops confidence as a valued mathematical thinker. The authors emphasize student agency, collaboration, and inclusive learning environments.
Audience:
Educators
Creating Culturally Relevant Math Tasks-Not as Hard as You Think! by Pam Seda
Creating culturally relevant mathematics begins with knowing your students. This resource offers guidance for selecting and designing mathematical tasks that connect with students' interests, experiences, cultures, and communities, making learning more meaningful and engaging.
Audience:
Educators
Math Para Todos: DREAM Family Leadership Network
This channel includes videos made from parents for parents. All are parents of disabled youth and often with disabled identities creating short videos of math content they found misunderstood and often not taught with understanding.
Audience:
Families, Educators