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MATH ON THE BORDER: Working with unaccompanied migrant children in Federal custody

Posted on October 19, 2020 by msaul

The events recounted here happened in January 2020. The program described has been suspended during the COVID crisis.  Perhaps there will be no need for it when the crisis is over.  Nadia looked at me with big brown eyes and … Continue reading →

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THE ZOOM ROOM: Vignette and Reflections About Online Teaching

Posted on September 1, 2020 by msaul

Mark Saul A child’s insight “I know how to find out how many divisors a number has. You factor it into primes….” Alejandro was with a virtual group of four enthusiastic ten year olds, in the midst of exploring a … Continue reading →

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Pursuing Our Mission to Support All Students at All Ages

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Priscilla Bremser

By Priscilla Bremser, Contributing Editor, Middlebury College The more I teach and learn mathematics, the more I regard the subject as a powerful resource that is unfairly distributed. Clearly, I’m not alone. Search for “underrepresented” on the American Mathematical Society … Continue reading →

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Six Ways Mathematics Instructors Can Support Diversity and Inclusion

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Ben Braun

By Natalie LF Hobson, Graduate Student, University of Georgia What teaching practices support a diverse student body in your mathematics classroom? In this post, I suggest six concrete teaching practices you can implement today to help make your classroom a … Continue reading →

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An Inclusive Maths Conference: ECCO 2016

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Ben Braun

By Viviane Pons, maitre de conferences (Assistant Professor), Université Paris-Sud Editor’s Note: An expanded version of this article previously appeared at http://openpyviv.com/2016/07/12/ECCO/. Being one of the few women in the men’s world of mathematics and computer science has led me … Continue reading →

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