Elementary Mathematics Laboratory Detroit
Join us for a week-long Elementary Mathematics Laboratory (EML) that explores the complexity of teaching and investigates and challenges what it means to use skillful teaching to disrupt patterns of injustice. Together we’ll unpack instructional decisions, examine mathematics content, and interrogate issues of equity in classrooms, as we explore the following question:
How do we engage students in mathematics in ways that value their thinking, broaden their ideas of what it means to do mathematics, and advance justice in classrooms?
You’ll observe elementary students working on mathematics in a live, two-hour class, partnering with the instructional team to prepare for and debrief each day.
What to expect in the Elementary Mathematics Laboratory experience:
- An in-depth exploration of elementary mathematics teaching
- Opportunities to view and discuss teaching, lesson plans, and other artifacts
- Strategies for translating your observations and discussions into practice
- Regular discussion of the ways that equity shows up in the work of teaching
Leave the EML with:
- Tools and strategies for making mathematics learnable: Explore practical tools and considerations for supporting mathematics learning in your own classroom.
- Confidence in increasing mathematical discourse: Use the strategies and moves you learn at the EML in your own classroom to make space for student ideas and support math discourse.
- Empowerment to create a more equitable classroom: Learn new considerations for equitable mathematics teaching and new ways of thinking about equity in mathematics.
- A certificate: Walk away with a digital, printable document that certifies your participation and identifies the dates during which you participated.
When
Where
The School at Marygrove Elementary
Register By
July 17, 2026
Cost
$500 USD
Plus $9.95 USD processing fee
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