
98: What's your relationship with math? An Interview with authors of Cultivating Mathematical Hearts
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Help students see their whole selves in the math they're learning with culturally responsive teaching. What is your students relationship to math?
Join me as I interview the authors of Cultivating Mathematical Hearts, you won't want to miss it!
In this episode we will chat about:
- culturally relevant math
- eliciting student thinking
- math modeling
About our guests Maria del Rosario Zavala and Julia Marai Aguirre:
📕 Cultivating Mathematical Hearts: Culturally Responsive Mathematics Teaching in Elementary Classrooms
💻 Julia Maria Aguirre Website
Links:
❤️ Math Tasks that allow for deep thinking & learning about mathematicians
How to Increase Student Confidence in Math without Changing Your Curriculum
May 7, 2026 at 11:30 Central - Zoom
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