What's Happening?
Our Current Work and Our Current Learning
A new article in Edutopia written by Marta and her colleague and Annie: Using Student Reflections to Inform Your Small Groups
Using students’ perspectives on math classes to inform your grouping practices can positively impact how they see themselves as math learners.
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A Speaker Series: Elements of Equitable Math Learning Communities
As part of a speaker series on Equitable Math Classrooms, Marta had an opportunity, along with her colleague Lynne Godfrey, to provide an overview of a Framework that includes Four Elements of Equitable Math Learning Communities: An Introduction.
You can watch the video of the session here.
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NCTM Chicago 2024
Marta and her colleague Annie presented a session at NCTM titled: A Student Reflection Tool for Building and Sustaining Equitable Math Learning Communities. You can learn more by visiting this blog and this site.
Check out this article written by Polly and our colleague Jan.
CClick on the image to view the video!
Interested in learning more about Multilingual Learners in Math Class? Check out this interview with Marta and her colleague Mike!
#ElemMath Chat
@MathConnections
NCTM Seattle
Marta served on the Program Committee for this amazing conferenece that focused on Belonging in Mathematics. Check out some of these educators that were on our Keynote Panel!
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New Work!
Check out this blog entry that Marta wrote with her colleague Annie. This blog is part of an ongoing project focused on equitable mathematics classrooms.
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Teachers' working conditions are students' learning conditions.
We welcome the opportunity to learn with you!
Marta's Current Read
This book is hot off the press!
Interweaving Equitable Participation and Deep Mathematics: Building Community in the Elementary Classroom By: Susan Jo Russell, Deborah Schifter
"A powerful resource that fosters a true sense of community, this book focuses on a dual commitment: to teaching deep and challenging mathematics and to equitable participation for all students in the classroom."
I was honored to be one of the critical friends who offered commentaries to consider as readers interact with the math, cases and videos in the book.
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On Marta's "To Read Pile !
After listening to the Podcast on the Sum of It All on this book, I am excited to add it to my TO READ pile. The practical and evidence based strategies can help math coaches reflect on and redesign the way the plan for and facilitate professional learning .
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" Full of protocols, strategies, and case studies, this book dissects the key components of professional learning, like coherence, connections, and content, and examines each through an evidence-based lens. " ​
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Finished and Sharing!
I finished this book but I keep going back to it! The CRMT framework is so useful in so many aspects of my work with teachers and coaches. Zavala and Aguirre really take on the work of what it means be a culturally responsive mathematics teacher. There are vignettes that bring the Culturally Responsive Mathematics Teaching Tool to life. And they have lots of additional resources. Check out this site for more!
https://eqstemm.org/tools​​​​​
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Polly's Current Read
I am devouring this book. Marta and I are developed our first two PLN sessions this year around the ideas of disrupting a binary of instructional approaches.
The question, "Can a classroom disable a child? " has been such a provocative one for me to consider as I am headed into the next set of chapters!
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Also if you are looking for a chance to listen to Rachel. you can sign up for this speaker series as she will be doing a session on April 8 2025 7 to 8 PM EST.
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On Polly's " To Read Pile!"
After reading, Safir's book Street Data, I am looking forward to digging into the ideas about equity and leadership. You may enjoy visiting this site for additional resources and information!
Finished and Sharing!
We have been reading this amazingly inviting book full of " do now" coaching moves! The author of this book collaborated with us in our December PLN this year. Go to our PLN page to sign up to see the recording of the session.
