ERIC Number: EJ1442407
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 9
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-0025-5769
EISSN: EISSN-2330-0582
Iron Sharpens Iron: Black Womxn in Mathematics Education
Natalie Parker-Holliman; Christina Lincoln-Moore; Lybrya Kebreab; Tashana Howse; Thomasenia Lott Adams
Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, v117 n10 p701-709 2024
Black Womxn in Mathematics Education (BWXME) is an international nonprofit organization that creates a brave and safe space for professional Black women in mathematics education. BWXME members are eminent mathematics PK-12 teachers, university and college professors, mathematicians, published authors, mathematics consultants, entrepreneurs, educational advocates, and graduate students from the United States and Canada. The organization's greatest strength lies in the intellectual caliber of its members and the extensive range of expertise they bring to the virtual community. To further its work, BWXME recruits members who reflect excellence in mathematics education and leadership. Its diverse membership structure encourages members to share their interesting perspectives and insights, sharpening one another in this process. BWXME cultivates an environment of excellence where Black womxn share their wisdom and creativity and support each other through the complexities of life. In this article, the authors introduce BWXME's purpose and the steps taken to create it, correlating this work with "Principles to Actions'" (NCTM, 2014) elements of professionalism and access and equity. They also share the components of a professional collaborative support network (P-CSN).
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, International Organizations, Nonprofit Organizations, Females, Blacks, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics, Professional Personnel, Authors, Communities of Practice, Leadership, Equal Education, Foreign Countries, Networks, Professionalism
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United States; Canada
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