Cultivating Mathematical Hearts: Culturally Responsive Mathematics Teaching in Elementary Classrooms Book Study
Do your students not see the value and importance of mathematics in their lives? Have you been searching for a way to help your students see their whole selves in math?
In this book study, the book, Cultivating Mathematical Hearts, positions mathematics as a humanizing, joyful, and culturally grounded learning experience. The book introduces a framework and the Culturally Responsive Mathematics Teaching Tool (CRMT²) designed to help teachers create inclusive, student-centered math classrooms. Through this model, educators learn how to honor students' cultural backgrounds, elevate diverse mathematical ideas, ensure equitable access to rigorous learning, and foster agency, engagement, and curiosity.
By integrating these practices into lessons, tasks, and assessments, teachers can build meaningful, empowering math experiences where all students feel valued, see mathematics as relevant to their lives, and develop a genuine love for mathematics.
NOTE: Participants must secure a copy of Cultivating Mathematical Hearts: Culturally Responsive Mathematics Teaching in Elementary Classrooms, by Maria del Rosario Zavala and Julia Maria Aguirre, prior to the start of the course.
FORMAT: Asynchronous online learning
DATES: 3/1/26 - 4/6/26
FACILITATOR: Heather Graham [hgraham2207@gmail.com]
GCRTC CONTACT: Lorena Hurst, GCRTC Teacher Leadership Coach for Elementary Education [lorena@teachers-center.org]
FEE: None. Registration is required.
CTLE HOURS: 15
REGISTRATION: https://tinyurl.com/3nmb9adj