Join TODOS and Student Achievement Partners for “Beyond Numbers: Embracing Multilingualism in Mathematics,” a fireside chat moderated by Joy Delizo-Osborne, President of Student Achievement Partners. This conversation challenges the myth of math as a universal language and highlights how linguistically sustaining practices honor students’ voices, cultures, and languages. Together, we’ll explore how reimagining math as multilingual fosters belonging and deeper learning for all.
For too long, mathematics has been described as a “universal language.” In reality, math learning and practice are deeply connected to human languages, cultures, and contexts. How we name, discuss, and understand mathematical ideas is shaped by language—and no one is born fluent in the language of math. This 60-minute fireside chat, hosted by TODOS and Student Achievement Partners, will bring together leading voices in math education to reframe mathematics as a multilingual, human endeavor. Together, we will explore how linguistically sustaining practices in math classrooms support identity, belonging, and deeper learning for all students.