Stories

When people think about mathematics, they usually think about numbers, equations, formulas, and calculations. For me, mathematics became something much more personal. It became one of the first places in my life where I learned to believe in myself. I was born blind in Puerto Rico in the early 1970s. My story with mathematics really began long before multiplication tables or…

My story with mathematics dates back to when I was in secondary school. I came across “Principia Mathematica” by Issac Newton and got entranced by the idea of it. My mind started to wonder, “What is in this book? Why is this such a big deal?” For me, the book held semblance to something holy but akin to that of a…

Katrina’s Story as lived daily by Katrina being uniquely Katrina! I am a mathematics educator-first generation might I add-residing in Iowa serving in the educational trenches. My immediate & extended family members and my civic community advocacy thought partners, and of course, my students are kind of important to me! So I keep learning and sharing details as I learn them…

Sara Rezvi studies mathematics education at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her doctoral work focuses on critical mathematics education and mathematics teacher preparation in the K12 field. As a neurodivergent scholar-educator, Sara strives to locate the learning and doing of mathematics centering joy, community, and solidarity with marginalized learners and doers of mathematics. She is an instructional math coach, consultant,…

Daniel Reinholz, Ph.D., is a Professor of Mathematics and Statistics at San Diego State University. Daniel is an autistic person with multiple disabilities. Daniel completed postdoctoral work in the Center for STEM learning at CU Boulder, and has a Ph.D. in mathematics and science education from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MS in mathematics from Colorado State University. Daniel's…