{"id":6490,"date":"2026-02-02T15:53:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T20:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/mathequityforum\/?page_id=6490"},"modified":"2026-02-05T14:41:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T19:41:02","slug":"connecting-students-families","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/mathequityforum\/connecting-students-families\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecting Students &#038; Families"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Explore resources and projects that support educators in connecting the mathematics to students, their families, and communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"370\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/mathequityforum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2025\/01\/CultMathHearts.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4970\" style=\"width:150px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/mathequityforum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2025\/01\/CultMathHearts.png 370w, https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/mathequityforum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2025\/01\/CultMathHearts-211x300.png 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.corwin.com\/books\/mathematical-heart-277718\"><strong><em>Cultivating Mathematical Hearts<\/em><\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;(Aguirre et. al., 2023) advocates for reimagining math education by centering students\u2019 humanity, cultural backgrounds, and lived experiences to create inclusive engaging learning environments.&nbsp;(Watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/mathequityforum\/past-events\/#AguirreMathematizing\">the Speaker Series Session<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/mathequityforum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2025\/01\/EQStemm.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4973\" style=\"width:203px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eqstemm.org\/\"><strong><em>Advancing Equity and Strengthening Teaching with Elementary Mathematical Modeling<\/em><\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/mathequityforum\/past-events\/#AguirreMathematizing\">the Speaker Series Session<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1018\" height=\"502\" src=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/mathequityforum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/09\/Bracelets_Circles.png\" alt=\"Two children's books: &quot;Bracelets for Bina's Brothers&quot; and &quot;Circle! 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Joyful stories and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/storytelling-math-activities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hands-on activities<\/a> make it easy for kids and their grown-ups to explore everyday math together. Read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/storytelling-math\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">an article about the project<\/a> and explore <a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/storytelling-math-series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">more information about the books<\/a>.\u00a0(Watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XFoYDEGP7qY\">the Speaker Series Session<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/mathequityforum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/09\/equity_divider1-1024x80.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-898\" style=\"width:525px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/mathequityforum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/09\/equity_divider1-1024x80.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/mathequityforum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/09\/equity_divider1-300x24.png 300w, https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/mathequityforum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/09\/equity_divider1-768x60.png 768w, https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/mathequityforum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/09\/equity_divider1-1536x120.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/mathequityforum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/09\/equity_divider1-2048x161.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore resources and projects that support educators in connecting the mathematics to students, their families, and communities.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.corwin.com\/books\/mathematical-heart-277718\"><em>Cultivating Mathematical Hearts<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;(Aguirre et. al., 2023) advocates for reimagining math education by centering students\u2019 humanity, cultural backgrounds, and lived experiences to create inclusive engaging learning environments.&nbsp;(Watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/mathequityforum\/past-events\/#AguirreMathematizing\">the Speaker Series Session<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eqstemm.org\/\"><em>Advancing Equity and Strengthening Teaching with Elementary Mathematical Modeling<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;is an online resource that offers tools and strategies to support culturally responsive mathematics teaching and learning.  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/mathequityforum\/connecting-students-families\/\">&nbsp;&raquo;&nbsp;Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":138,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"1790,1834,1979,2073,1190,1752","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6490","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Connecting Students &amp; Families - Forum for Equity in Elementary Mathematics<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/mathequityforum\/connecting-students-families\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Connecting Students &amp; Families - Forum for Equity in Elementary Mathematics\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Explore resources and projects that support educators in connecting the mathematics to students, their families, and communities.      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