NCTM Position

Creating, supporting, and sustaining a culture of access and equity require being responsive to students' backgrounds, experiences, cultural perspectives, traditions, and knowledge when designing and implementing a mathematics program and assessing its effectiveness. Acknowledging and addressing factors that contribute to differential outcomes among groups of students are critical to ensuring that all students routinely have opportunities to experience high-quality mathematics instruction, learn challenging mathematics content, and receive the support necessary to be successful. Addressing equity and access includes both ensuring that all students attain mathematics proficiency and increasing the numbers of students from all racial, ethnic, linguistic, gender, and socioeconomic groups who attain the highest levels of mathematics achievement.

Link to full NCTM Access and Equity Position statement

Culturally Responsive Teaching • September 19-20 • Eugene, OR

Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students, a presentation by author Zaretta Hammond.

Register Online Here

NCTM Innov8 Conference • November 15–17, 2017 • Las Vegas

Access. Equity. Empowerment.

Bring your team and engage in an innovative learning experience for mathematics education. With a focus on access, equity, and empowerment, and designed specifically for teams, you can experience the conference through three different themes:

• Reflecting on mathematics instruction in terms of access, equity, and empowerment
• Developing equitable mathematical teaching practices that empower students
• Learning new strategies to identify and remove barriers to access to high-quality mathematics

Learn more about this conference online on the NCTM website

ODE Math Equity Canvas Course

The Oregon Department of Education will be working to develop an online professional development course on Math Equity during the . ODE staff will be looking for Oregon educators to help pilot these modules during the 2017-18 school year and provide feedback to improve the lessons with the aim of finalizing the course for a wider audience by the Summer of 2018

Lane ESD Math in Real Life Project

Math in Real Life (MiRL) is a project to help create an environment of innovation in math teaching and learning through regional networks focusing on culturally sustaining strategies and applied mathematics.

Link to Lane ESD MiRL website

Professional Readings

• Applied Mathematics Framework
• Cultural Integrity in Mathematics
• Culturally Sustaining Instruction – Guiding Principles
• Culturally Sustaining Lesson Design in Mathematics
• Deficit Thinking – Beliefs and Attitudes About Math Instruction
• An Empathic Approach to Teaching
• Levels of Classroom Discourse
• Socio-Cultural Influences in Mathematics

Books

The books listed below focus on Equity Leadership.

• Click on a BOOK TITLE below to see a 1- or 2-page description and recommendations for how the resource can be used to develop one or more of the three stages of leadership outlined in The PRIME Leadership Framework: Principles and Indicators for Mathematics Education Leaders.

Additional Resources can be found on the NCSM website.

NCTM (2013). The Impact of Identity in K-8 Mathematics: Rethinking Equity-Based Practices. NCTM

Boaler, Jo (2016). Mathematical Mindsets. Jossey-Bass.

Ricci, Mary Cay (2013). Mindsets in the Classroom: Building a Culture of Success and Student Achievement in Schools. Prufrock Press, Inc.

Van de Walle, J.A., Karp, K.S., and Bay Williams, J.M. (2009). Elementary and Middle School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally (7th Edition). Allyn and Bacon.

Carpenter, T., Franke, M.L., and Levi, L. (2003). Thinking Mathematically: Integrating Arithmetic & Algebra in Elementary School. Heinemann.

Empson, S.B. and Levi, L. (2011). Extending Children's Mathematics: Fractions and Decimals: Innovations in Cognitively Guided Instruction. Heinemann.

Joyner, J. and Muri, M. (2011). INFORMative Assessment: Formative Assessment to Improve Math Achievement. Math Solutions Publications.

Leinwand, S. (2009). Accessible Mathematics: Ten Instructional Shifts That Raise Student Achievement. Heinemann.

National Research Council (2004). Engaging Schools: Fostering High School Students’ Motivation to Learn. National Academy Press.

National Research Council (2005). How Students Learn: History, Mathematics, and Science in the Classroom. National Academy Press

National Research Council (2001). Adding It Up: Helping Children Learn Mathematics. National Academy Press

Van de Walle, J.A., Karp, K.S., and Bay Williams, J.M. (2009). Elementary and Middle School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally (7th Edition). Allyn and Bacon.