Webinar Series
From Intention to Impact: Supporting Black Students’ Success in Mathematics
MƒA teachers can register for this event on the Small-World Network.
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The MƒA Equity Webinars Series invites nationally recognized educators to share ideas that support equity within STEM. Following an interactive presentation by the speaker, Master Teachers have the opportunity to discuss how these ideas might be applied in their own school environments in small groups. Teachers from MƒA, other Master Teacher programs, and people interested in learning more about MƒA are invited to attend.
Despite decades of equity-focused reform, many Black students continue to experience mathematics classrooms as spaces where they are overlooked, misunderstood, or unsupported. These experiences are not typically the result of a single policy or overt act, but rather the outcome of everyday instructional practices, mindsets, and reflective questions about Black students’ participation.
Drawing on classroom-based research and the perspectives of Black students, Dr. Lateefah Id-Deen situates mathematics teaching within a broader arc of educational justice that has shaped Black students’ access to rigorous and affirming mathematics learning experiences.
Teachers are invited to discuss how well-intentioned teaching practices can either constrain or expand Black students’ opportunities to participate, be challenged, and recognized as capable learners. Teachers reflect on what it means to support the success of Black students in mathematics classrooms and the responsibility we all carry in shaping those experiences.
Dr. Lateefah Id-Deen is an Associate Professor of Mathematics Education at Kennesaw State University, a mathematics teacher educator, author, speaker, and consultant. She investigates culturally responsive instructional practices that promote student-teacher relationships, affirm mathematics identities, and cultivate belongingness to support Black students’ learning experiences in mathematics classrooms.
She is the co-author of Disrupting Injustice: Mathematics Educators in Critical Moments and Mathematics Lessons to Explore, Understand, and Respond to Social Injustice. Her work has been published in “Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK–12,” “Urban Education,” “Educational Leadership,” and “Edutopia.”
She works closely with mathematics teachers across grade levels to translate equity commitments into everyday classroom practice. Dr. Id-Deen has been nationally recognized and serves in leadership roles at the state, national, and international levels, focusing on mathematics teaching and learning. Her work reflects a deep commitment to creating equitable and affirming mathematics learning environments.