NCSM Mini-Conference 2024

Mini-Conference:

Designing and Sustaining Inclusive Learning Pathways for All

• Engage with insightful speakers who have successfully supported teachers and students in leveraging effective practices for a more inclusive educational mathematical experience. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore innovative strategies and contribute to the advancement of inclusive learning environments.

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Registration Deadlines

Please register one week prior to the mini-conference (April 2).

NCSM will accept registrations on a space available basis.

Please contact NCSM Office (303-317-6595) to check availability. Registration is not guaranteed until your payment is received.

Registration Confirmation

You will receive an email confirmation, which will serve as a receipt, if you’ve included an email address in your profile. Allow 2-3 weeks for processing. Registration becomes effective only when payment is received. If you have not received your registration confirmation within a week of the conference, call NCSM Office at (303) 317-6595.

Login instructions and the link for the virtual seminar will be distributed during the week prior to the scheduled event.

Cancellation and Refund Policy

Registration is nonrefundable.

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Rachel Lambert

Dr. Rachel Lambert is an Associate Professor in Special Education and Mathematics Education at the University of California Santa Barbara. Before becoming a researcher, she worked for over 10 years as both a special education and a general education inclusion teacher. Her work has focused on critical analysis of research in both special education and mathematics education using a disability studies in education lens. Dr. Lambert researches emotion and identity in mathematics classrooms, particularly for neurodiverse students of color. She has designed a mathematical version of Universal Design for Learning that integrates Design Thinking (UDL Math). Other current work includes designing agentic intervention through non-digital games. She is the author of Rethinking Disability and Mathematics; A UDL Math Classroom Guide for Grades K-8. You can find her work on mathematizing4all.com.

Amy Lucenta and Grace Kelemanik

Grace Kelemanik and Amy Lucenta, co-founders of Fostering Math Practices, have extensive K-12 mathematics experience with a focus on developing mathematical thinking in all students, particularly in historically marginalized students. As former classroom teachers, coaches, and pre-service educators, they support teachers, districts, and educational collaborative organizations to transition their curriculum and pedagogy to reflect current mathematics education research through professional development and coaching. Grace and Amy are co-authors of Routines for Reasoning: Fostering Mathematical Practices in All Students and Teaching for Thinking: Fostering Mathematical Teaching Practices through Reasoning Routines. Follow them both on Twitter @GraceKelemanik @AmyLucenta

Lou Matthews

Dr. Lou Mathews is a global mathematics creative and founder of InspireMath committed to building inspiring, sustainable mathematics platforms and culturally relevant education experiences in communities around the world. As Director of Mathematics and Science at Urban Teachers, a national teacher residency program with Johns Hopkins University, Dr. Lou supports the recruitment, coaching and deployment of culturally competent mathematics teachers in Baltimore, Washington DC and Dallas.
In response to the global crisis of racial injustice and COVID19 pandemic, Dr. Lou created Pi Before Dinner, a virtual space and media channel for amplifying and illuminating the voices and images of Black children, families and community in mathematics. The podcast is in its second season on Facebook Live and YouTube and has spawned a website media page and online network of educators and allies.
Dr. Lou has served the mathematics community as a leading equity and racial justice advocate, speaker and scholar. As a mathematics scholar, he has authored studies, book chapters, blogs and videos on culturally relevant mathematics teaching in mathematics. Dr. Matthews led the creation of the Journal of Urban Mathematics Education in 2008. The journal was established to increase the presence and voice of scholars in urban mathematics.
Born in Bermuda, Dr. Lou is currently based in the DC area and has been actively involved in national and international initiatives in the United States, Caribbean, and Africa for the past two decades. He has recently established the Inspire Math Foundation and is a past president of the Benjamin Banneker Association and former acting Commission of Education of Bermuda Public Schools.
Dr. Lou is an avid mountain biker and committed to various community and social issues such as ADHD, anti-racism, gentrification and affordable housing.

Yolanda Parker

Dr. Yolanda A. Parker has been an educator for over 25 years and has been full-time faculty at Tarrant County College-South Campus for over 10 years in the Mathematics Department where she primarily teaches Statistics and Math for Teachers courses. She has a B.S. in Applied Math from Texas A&M University in College Station, TX; M.A. in Liberal Studies from Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH; and Ph.D. in Mathematics Education from Illinois State University in Normal, IL.
She was honored as one of the 2017 “Hidden Figures of Dallas: Top Women of Color in S.T.E.M.” by the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), Dallas/Fort Worth Professionals chapter and has been featured in Women Who Count: Honoring African American Women Mathematicians. She was also recognized as the campus recipient of the 2017 Tarrant County College “Chancellor’s Award for Exemplary Teaching”, the highest award a TCC faculty can receive. Her research interests include the effectiveness of mathematics manipulatives with adult learners, algebra teacher self-efficacy and culturally relevant cognitively demanding mathematics tasks.

Jon Wray

Jonathan (Jon) Wray is a mathematics supervisor for the Howard County Public School System. He leads the implementation of mathematics instruction and engages teachers and administrators in professional learning focused on effective and equity-based teaching practices and instructional leadership. A co-author of The Formative 5 in Action, Grades K-12, Jon has served as an elected member of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) board of directors and past president of the Maryland Council of Teachers of Mathematics (MCTM). He is the recipient of the 2020 NCSM Ross Taylor/Glenn Gilbert National Leadership Award for his significant contributions to mathematics education.