How might teachers of elementary mathematics pursue antiracism through everyday practices such as leading whole-class discussions? This paper reports on an exploratory study of one White woman teacher's efforts to challenge manifestations of structural racism in classroom interactions with students who are predominantly Black. The results include…

Mathematical modeling is a high-leverage topic, critical STEM education and civic engagement. This study investigates culturally responsive, school and community-based approaches that support mathematical modeling with elementary students. Specifically, we analyzed two modeling lessons in one fifth grade classroom, with a focus on how students…

This paper draws on the literature on effective African American teachers of African American students to investigate the enactments of culturally relevant critical teacher care (CRCTC) in two fifth-grade teachers' classrooms in a large, urban school district. Using interview and observation data, the findings illustrate the teachers' knowledge of…

In this paper, (a) we present a framework for developing a science content (i.e., science concepts, scientific methods, scientific mindset, and problem-solving strategies for socio-scientific issues) used to design the new Cypriot science curriculum aiming at ensuring a democratic and human society, (b) we use the previous framework to explore the…