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From the TODOS President

It is March, the month where the spring equinox occurs in the Northern hemisphere. It is a time where I begin to anticipate spring. Each spring I am in awe; I live in a place where it appears that Mother Earth sleeps for 4 - 6 months each year; that is some plants have died, some plants are ‘resting’, the animals live in different ways, and Mother Earth is blanketed with snow. I live in awe and wonder each year as the plants and animals ‘return’ through the trees budding, the migration of birds, and plants sprouting. ... Go to the President's full message.

TODOS 2023 Conference Schedule at a Glance

Get ready for an inspiring experience at the TODOS 2023 conference. The schedule is jam-packed with thrilling sessions and events you won't want to miss. The Conference includes a Solstice Celebration on Wednesday, a Thursday lunch panel featuring the Impact Speakers, a TODOS Student Awards ceremony Thursday evening, Iris M. Carl Awards and members business meeting Friday morning, and a TODOS 20th Anniversary Celebration at noon. Go to the Schedule at a Glance for more details.

Congratulate TODOS for 20 Years By Purchasing an Ad

Congratulate TODOS on its 20th Anniversary by purchasing an ad in the TODOS 2023 Conference online program and sending a message of acknowledgement for all of its efforts over these years to advocate for equity and high quality mathematics for all students. Cost: 1/8 page, $60; 1/4 page, $100; 1/2 page, $150; and full page, $280. Payment is due by April 19 and camera-ready copy (color or black-and-white) for the ad must be sent to TODOS AD by Friday, April 21, 2023. Purchase your ad today!

TODOS Live! Tomorrow at 4:00 PM

The TODOS Live! session tomorrow, Tuesday, March 21, is titled Developing Powerful and Supportive Mathematical Groupwork presented by Anthony Muro Villa III. Groupwork is a powerful educational tool and has the potential to offer students authority over their own thinking processes and develop language and communication skills. Register now!

TODOS Live! April 25

The TODOS Live! session originally scheduled for January 18 has been rescheduled to Tuesday, April 25 at 4:00 PM Pacific time. Presented by Amanda Ruiz, Eva Thanheiser, Basil Conway, and Odesma Dalrymple and titled Social Justice Math in the Middle School Classroom, the speakers will offer a working definition and related ideas to what social justice math could look like in a middle school classroom. Sign up today!

TODOS Election Results

Congratulations to the newly elected TODOS Officers: Marian Dingle, President-Elect; and Ji Yeong I and Brandie Waid, Directors. Marian will serve as President-Elect for one year, then President for two years, and followed by Past President for one year. Directors will serve a term of three years. All terms of office begin on May 1, 2023. Thanks to all 35% of TODOS members who voted in this election!

TODOS Iris M. Carl Awards: Deadline Is March 31

Nominate colleagues for the TODOS Equity and Leadership Award and the TODOS Equity in Teaching Award. This is your opportunity to acknowledge all of the efforts your colleagues have made to advance social justice in mathematics education or mathematics teaching. Go to the above links for additional information and to make a submission. The deadline of March 31 is rapidly approaching!

20th Anniversary: CEMELA-CPTM-TODOS Conference

TODOS, along with the Center for the Mathematics Education of Latinos/as (CEMELA) and the Center for Proficiency in Teaching Mathematics (CPTM), co-sponsored a 2½ day conference, Practitioners and Researchers Learning Together: A National Conference on the Mathematics Teaching and Learning of Latinos/as held March 4-6, 2010 in Tucson, AZ, with 150 participants. View the conference agenda and  proceedings.

NCTM Virtual Conference: March 29 – April 1

NCTM is bringing the math community together for engaging content to transform the learning and teaching of mathematics. Join your colleagues for the NCTM Virtual Conference, March 29 – April 1, and share in the love and excitement of math. To create more equitable and inclusive mathematics learning spaces, Amplify and Activate in and Beyond the Classroom. Visit the TODOS virtual exhibit booth. 

Humanizing Disabilities, Cultivating Resistance

The latest AMTE TMT Podcast episode is available! In Humanizing Disabilities, Cultivating Resistance, Dr. Paulo Tan shares about his work in humanizing disabilities in mathematics teacher education, and highlights how mathematics is for, with, and by folks with disabilities. Access the podcast now!

Your TODOS Membership

Hi . Your Membership in TODOS expires on . TODOS values your support of TODOS and commitment to all students. Consider becoming a member of TODOS' newest Special Interest Group: TOD∀XS=. Membership is $5 per year and renewable when your TODOS membership is up for renewal. To join now, contact the editor to make special arrangements.

2022-2023 TODOS Board

Executive Team: Florence Glanfield, Linda Fulmore, Sylvia Celedón-Pattichis, and Nora Ramirez
Members: Ma Bernadette Andres-Salgarino, Diana Ceja, Theodore Chao, Marta Civil, Marian Dingle, Bernard Frost, Monica Gonzalez, Susie W. Håkansson, Lisa Jilk, Nichole Lindgren, Luz Maldonado Rodríguez, Erin Sylves, and Trevor Warburton