Teaching Math Teaching Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Social Justice”

Episode 132: Kari Kokka: Lessons in Social Justice, Math, and Movement Building

Eva Thanheiser, Dusty Jones, Joel Amidon, Jennifer Wolfe — Wed, 28 Oct 2026 16:00:00 -0500

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Kari Kokka, Associate Professor of Mathematics Education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, as we discuss her advice and expertise as a mathematics teacher educator and her work with teachers to investigate social justice issues through the teaching of mathematics.

Links from the Episode
Kokka, K., Myers, M., & Gutiérrez, R. (2025). “Sometimes emotions are really beneficial and important”: Theorizing Emotional Tools of Creative Insubordination. Instructional Science, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-025-09747-2

Kokka, K., Gutiérrez, R., & Myers, M. (2025). A Love Letter to Women, Femme, and Nonbinary Critical Scholars of Color: Theorizing the Four I’s of Love in SiSTARhood. Qualitative Inquiry, 31(7), 671-683.

TODOS Mathematics For All https://www.todos-math.org/
TODOS 2026 Position Statement “Centering Healing, Political Clarity, and Resistance Amidst Threats to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
TODOS 2026 Position Statement Resource Guide

TODOS has two positions open for election in the spring of 2027: Director and Vice President. Nominations are open until November 15th, 2026. Nomination links and deadlines are in the Call for Nominations.

The purpose of the TODOS - MET funded grant is to provide funding for in-service professional development/learning to PK–12 schools to increase understanding and expertise for fostering support of multi-language development when teaching mathematics. Learn more about the grant and how to apply: https://www.nctm.org/Grants/
Applications due November 1 each year.

Submit to the TODOS Journal: Teaching Equity and Excellence in Mathematics

Join TODOS as a member or gift a membership!

Boaler, J., & Staples, M. (2008). Creating mathematical futures through an equitable teaching approach: The case of Railside School. Teachers College Record, 110(3), 608-645.

New York Collective of Radical Educators (NYCORE) http://www.nycore.org/

Davis, A. Y. (2016). Freedom is a constant struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the foundations of a movement. Haymarket Books.

Mountains That Take Wing: Angela Davis & Yuri Kochiyama - A Conversation on Life, Struggles & Liberation https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1538867/

Tsuru for Solidarity https://tsuruforsolidarity.org/

Critical Educators for Social Justice: SIG 144 https://www.aera.net/SIG144/Critical-Educators-for-Social-Justice

Black Teacher Project https://www.blackteacherproject.org/

Teachers for Social Justice Chicago https://tsjchicago.org/

Gutstein, E. (2003). Teaching and learning mathematics for social justice in an urban, Latino school. Journal for Research in Mathematics education, 34(1), 37-73.

National Association for Multicultural Education https://nameorg.org/

www.mathsocialissues.com (social justice math resources, e.g., links to information about the Corwin books, Rethinking Mathematics, etc.)

Special Guest: Kari Kokka.

Episode 93: Barbara King, Siddhi Desai, Justin Burris, and Sheila Orr: Equity Work to Create and Refine Avenues to Engage in the Improvement of Mathematics Teacher Education

Eva Thanheiser, Dusty Jones, Joel Amidon, Jennifer Wolfe — Wed, 08 May 2024 15:00:00 -0500

Learning to teach math teachers with Dr. Barbara King, Associate Professor of Teaching and Learning at Florida International University, Dr. Siddhi Desai, Assistant Professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Dr. Justin Burris, Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Houston, and Sheila Orr, a Doctoral Candidate in Curriculum, Instruction and Teacher Education at Michigan State University. They share their experience as mathematics teacher educators and share their work on the AMTE Equity Committee, which includes the Equity Book Club, how their study on AMTE Conference presentations led to changes in the proposal system and conference format, and finally, they share the importance of getting involved and helping others have their voices heard.

AMTE Volunteer Form
2025 Annual AMTE Conference in Reno, NV, Proposals due May 15th, 2024
AMTE Community Circles
Teaching Math Teaching Episode 71 - Siddhi Desai: Ethnomodeling and collaborating around mathematical curiosities
Mathematics Teacher Educator Podcast

Special Guests: Barbara King, Justin Burris, Sheila Orr, and Siddhi Desai.

Episode 81: Frances Harper: Community Engaged Scholarship

Eva Thanheiser, Dusty Jones, Joel Amidon, Jennifer Wolfe — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 00:15:00 -0500

Learning to teach math teachers with Frances Harper, Theory & Practice in Teacher Education Director of Diversity and Inclusion and Associate Professor of STEM Education/Mathematics at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, as she shares her experiences and advice on being a mathematics teacher educator and shares her projects around community engaged scholarship.

Links from the episode
Frances Harper's personal website
Culturally relevant robotics: A family and teacher CRRAFT Partnership
CAREER: Black and Latinx Parents Leading ChANge & Advancing Racial Justice in Elementary Mathematics PLANAR
TODOS: Mathematics for ALL
Michigan State University Center for Community Engaged Learning
Mathematics Teacher Educator Podcast

Harper, F. K., Caudle, L. A., Flowers, C. E., Rainwater, T., Quinn, M. & The CRRAFT Partnership. (2023). Centering teacher and parent voice to realize culturally relevant teaching of computational thinking in early childhood. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 64, 381-393. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2023.05.001

Ishimaru, A. M., Rajendran, A., Nolan, C. M., & Bang, M. (2018). Community Design Circles: Co-designing Justice and Wellbeing in Family-Community-Research Partnerships. Journal of Family Diversity in Education: 38-63.

Special Guest: Frances Harper.

Episode 63: Courtney Koestler and Eva Thanheiser: Building Community to Center Equity and Justice in Mathematics Teacher Education

Eva Thanheiser, Dusty Jones, Joel Amidon, Jennifer Wolfe — Wed, 04 May 2022 02:15:00 -0500

Learning to teach math teachers better with Courtney Koestler and Eva Thanheiser as they share their experiences and advice on being mathematics teacher educators and an opportunity to share how colleagues build community to center equity and justice in their teaching of math teachers.

Links from the episode
Call for Proposals: AMTE Professional Book Series, Vol 6 - Building Community to Center Equity and Justice in Mathematics Teacher Education
High School Mathematics Lessons to Explore, Understand, and Respond to Social Injustice
July Summer Book Club - High School Mathematics Lessons to Explore, Understand, and Respond to Social Injustice with Berry, Conway, Lawler, and Staley
Middle School Mathematics Lessons to Explore, Understand, and Respond to Social Injustice
Upper Elementary Mathematics Lessons to Explore, Understand, and Respond to Social Injustice
Early Elementary Mathematics Lessons to Explore, Understand, and Respond to Social Injustice
Data In Your World: Exploring Our Schools by Courtney Koestler and Mathew Felton-Koestler
Data In Your World: Communities Near and Far by Mathew Felton-Koestler and Courtney Koestler

MTE Podcast
TMT Virtual Suggestion Box

Special Guest: Courtney Koestler.