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TODOS Student Awards in Boston

TODOS presented awards to six Boston-area students for outstanding achievement in mathematics and leadership during the Annual TODOS Business Meeting and Session. Each student received a certificate from TODOS and a graphing calculator from Texas Instruments. Their teachers were recognized and commended for inspiring outstanding students and a one-year membership to TODOS. TODOS thanks Didax for the refreshments, NCSM for providing session space, Texas Instruments for the calculators, and local Awards Committee leads, Alejandra Salinas and Peg Kenney.

Sign Up for TODOS Live! Session on June 2, 2015

Rose Moore and Erin Sylves will present “Supporting Critical and Creative Thinking Tools for English Language Learners.” In this session, participants will learn instructional strategies that support English language learners in middle school math while promoting critical and creative thinking through the NCTM process standards. This session will use a different system than previous TODOS Live! Sessions. To participate in this TODOS Live! send a message and you will receive instructions to join the session and how to use blackboard.

Dr. Gilbert Cuevas Receives Iris M. Carl Award

TODOS announced the recipient of the 2015 Iris M. Carl Equity and Leadership Award at its Members’ Meeting in Boston on April 15, 2015. This award recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions to the quality of mathematics education provided to underserved students, in particular to Hispanic/Latino students. Dr. Gilbert Cuevas has participated at all levels of mathematics education with the focus on teaching mathematics to English Language Learners, cultural and linguistic issues, and the appropriate pedagogy to teach this student population.

Local School Recognizes Student Awardee

Prospect Hill Academy is proud to announce that 5th grader Nelson M. was awarded the 2015 TODOS Student Recognition Award from TODOS: Mathematics for All, which advocates for equity and high quality mathematics education for all students, in particular Latina/o students. Nelson was recognized for his success in mathematics and how he sees its relevance in the real world.

Second in Echoes from the Gap Series

Written by playwright-researcher Brooke Haycock, the Echoes from the Gap series put front and center the stories of students. The second, “The View from the Lighthouse,” lays bare student perspectives on what really matters when it comes to creating high-quality schools.

TODOS Retains NCTM Platinum Level

TODOS retained its NCTM Leadership Circle Platinum Level for another three years, 2015 – 2018. The Platinum Level requires at least 65% of the Partner Affiliate’s membership also be members of NCTM. The recognition banner was presented during the Delegate Assembly at the Annual Meeting and Exposition in Boston.

TODOS Member Wins Song Contest

Congratulations to longtime TODOS member and a founding editor of Teaching for Excellence and Equity in Mathematics (TEEM) Larry Lesser who won a National Museum of Mathematics "Pi Day of the Century" song contest on 3/14/15 for his song "American Pi." Also, in the April 2015 Math Horizons, Lesser has a lyric "Findin' Extrema Local" that may be sung to the tune of "Livin' La Vida Loca", a #1 hit for Ricky Martin, an artist very popular among students TODOS members teach.

What Drives People from High Poverty Schools?

In NCSM’s Marshall Memo, an article of interest to TODOS members focuses on teacher turnover in high poverty schools. Nicole Simon and Susan Moore Johnson say that teacher turnover in U.S. public schools has increased over the past three decades, especially in schools serving low-income neighborhoods. This constant teacher churn means the children of poverty are frequently taught by the least experienced and often the least effective teachers and attend schools without stable, trusting, productive adult-adult and adult-child relationships.

MathLinks Full Year Programs for Grades 6-8

Just completed at the Center for Math and Teaching, 16 consumable packets (48 lessons) per year include: strong conceptual development, structured workspace, substantial review, and access for all learners. One feature that distinguishes MathLinks from traditional programs is that strategies for English learners and special learners are embedded within the lessons through structured workspace and carefully developed teacher support. Visit their website or contact Shelley Kriegler.

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2015-2016 TODOS Board

Executive Team: Susie W. Håkansson, Diane Kinch, Marta Civil, and Nora Ramirez
Members: Julia Aguirre, Ellen Barger, Susan Beal, Anita Bright, Sylvia Celedón-Pattichis, Susana Davidenko, Linda Fulmore, Cynthia Hillman-Forbush, Annette Kitagawa, Bob McDonald, Rosa Starke, and Angela Thompson