Interrogating the Quiet Spaces in Our Math Classrooms
Tue, May 07
|Zoom
This talk encourages educators to disrupt status quo by first interrogating even the quietest forms of injustice found in our math classrooms. Dionne makes an urgent call for teachers to recognize Black brilliance and trust all students to en engage in grade-level mathematics.
Time & Location
May 07, 2024, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM EDT
Zoom
Guests
About the event
Full Session Description:
Inspired by a quote from Amanda Gorman’s 2021 inauguration poem, “The Hill We Climb,” this talk encourages educators to disrupt status quo by first interrogating even the quietest forms of injustice found in our math classrooms. Dionne shares her own math experience as a “quiet” student, and makes an urgent call for teachers to recognize Black brilliance and trust all students to engage in grade-level mathematics.
Speaker Bio:
Dionne Aminata founded MathTrust™in 2020, after more than 20 years as an educator. MathTrust™ partners with PreK-12 math educators ready to counter the current narrative of predictable disparate achievement outcomes for Black students by using actionable, research-based methods that allow teachers to recognize Black brilliance and trust all students to engage in grade-level mathematics.
As a Lead Author at Illustrative Mathematics, Dionne led the work of embedding curricular supports for culturally responsive teachers, and successfully supported LAUSD’s curriculum implementation.…