Explore resources and projects that support educators in connecting the mathematics to students, their families, and communities.

Cultivating Mathematical Hearts (Aguirre et. al., 2023) advocates for reimagining math education by centering students’ humanity, cultural backgrounds, and lived experiences to create inclusive engaging learning environments. (Watch the Speaker Series Session.)

Advancing Equity and Strengthening Teaching with Elementary Mathematical Modeling is an online resource that offers tools and strategies to support culturally responsive mathematics teaching and learning. Resources include math modeling routines and tasks to support K-5 educators in creating equitable learning opportunities for their students. (Watch the Speaker Series Session.)

Two children's books: "Bracelets for Bina's Brothers" and "Circle! Sphere!"

Storytelling Math celebrates children using math in their daily adventures as they play, build, and discover the world around them. Joyful stories and hands-on activities make it easy for kids and their grown-ups to explore everyday math together. Read an article about the project and explore more information about the books. (Watch the Speaker Series Session.)

 

[N]ot only do their picture books in the ‘Storytelling Math’ series really show math-related concepts in wonderful contexts, but they reach out and find authors and artists from a wide range of ethnicities and cultural backgrounds.”

– Betsy Bird, in School Library Journal, Dec. 2021