A project born in Tucson, Arizona, supported in part by Outreach FAMILIA (DOE grant P031S20008) & REEDS (NSF grant 2222018)
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The Grounded in Place materials seek to enhance our relationality to each other and the world we are part of. Our educator PD/Community of practice help us collectively embody what we aim to be and teach, grounded in mind and heart.
2025
(2025, Feb) PLENARY | Grounding our teaching in place and each other. ArizMATYC Southwestern Section Spring Conference. Arizona Western College. Yuma, AZ.
2024
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(2024, Nov) Envisioning Critically Conscious Mathematics Engagement Using a Culturally Affirming Task About Hispanic Heritage. (w/ N. Witt, A. Adiredja, S. Andrews). 46th Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Cleveland, OH.
(2024, July) Exploring curriculum as a catalyst for critical consciousness resources in mathematics teaching. (w/ N. Witt and C. Anhalt). Fifteenth International Congress for Mathematics Education (ICME-15). Sydney, Australia.
(2024, Jun) FACULTY WORKSHOP | Designing Inclusive and Culturally Responsive Courses. (w/ J. Marquez Kiyama). Whitworth University, Spokane, WA.
(2024, Apr) Grounded in Place: Teach Arizona-based precalculus! (w. M. Lanzetta, N. Witt). ArizMATYC/MAA Southwestern Section Joint Conference. Mohave Community College. Lake Havasu, AZ.
2023
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(2023, Apr) Culturally Affirming Precalculus: Teach grounded in Arizona as place! Arizona Mathematics Association of Two Year Colleges (ArizMATYC) Regional conference. Flagstaff, AZ.
(2023, Mar) Designing a Culturally Responsive Precalculus Curriculum Grounded in Tucson as Place and Identity. Introductory Mathematics Seminar. Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
(2023, Mar) Designing a Culturally Responsive Precalculus Curriculum Grounded in Place and Identity. Northeastern Department of Mathematics and Bob Case Academy, Bridge to Calculus. Northeastern University, Boston, MA.
(2023, Feb) Project Outreach FAMILIA: Creating, Innovating & Collaborating to implement a Culturally Responsive DE Precalculus Course. (w/ C. Trejo). Summit for Dual Credit Programs. South Texas College and National Alliance for Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP). South Padre Island, TX.
2022
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(2022, Nov) Servingness in STEM Math Pathways: A Culturally Affirming Precalculus Curriculum. American Mathematical Association of Two Year Colleges (AMATYC) 48th Annual Conference. Toronto, Canada.
(2022, Sep) Designing a Culturally Responsive Precalculus Curriculum Grounded in Tucson as Place and Identity. Chemistry and Biochemistry (CBC) Colloquium. The University of Arizona. Tucson, AZ.
(2022, Jun) Strengths-based and culturally affirming approaches to precalculus: Successes and design. Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) Research Symposium. Minneapolis, MN.
(2022, Jun) Centering Tucson as place and identity in classroom mathematics, Parts I & II. Summer Institute for Culturally Responsive Education (SICRE). Tucson Unified School District (TUSD). Tucson, AZ.
(2022, Feb) FACULTY WORKSHOP | Culturally Responsive Mathematics, Servingness, and Asset-Based Curriculum Design. Sponsored by NSF-HSI-1953472, Achieving Transformative Inclusion in Undergraduate STEM Education. Sonoma State University. Rohnert Park, CA.
2021
(2021, Sep) Mathematics in a Socio Cultural Context/Matemática en un Contexto Socio Cultural. Adelante! Parent and Youth Leadership Conference. Sponsored by UArizona Mexican American Studies, TUSD Mexican American Students Services, and UArizona College of Education. Tucson, AZ.
interested in using our materials? adapting them to your place? or exploring them in community with other educators?
Please contact Dr. Guada Lozano, guada@arizona.edu