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Culturally Responsive Mathematics Teaching

Culturally responsive mathematics teaching is about inviting all students into mathematics as participants because their ways of thinking and reasoning are worth sharing. It’s about ensuring each and every learner not only has success with mathematics but also comes to see mathematics as a tool to examine the world.

This whitepaper reflects on four elements of culturally responsive mathematics teaching:

  • Developing students’ proficiency with important mathematical concepts, relationships, and skills
  • Engaging students’ identities by honoring their prior experience, community, and individuality
  • Sharing mathematical authority with students
  • Connecting mathematics to the investigation of authentic contexts and issues

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Mark Ellis, Ph.D., NBCT

Dr. Mark Ellis is a Professor of Education at California State University, Fullerton, and coauthor of i-Ready Classroom Mathematics and Reimagining the Mathematics Classroom: Creating and Sustaining Productive Learning Environments, K–6. A National Board Certified Teacher and former NCTM Board member, his research and teaching focus on culturally responsive and equitable mathematics instruction.