Up For Students. A featured presentation in Shadow Con (a teacher-led mini-conference of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics). April, 2016. San Francisco, CA. Talk accessed at Mathematics Teachers Using Creative Insubordination to Advocate for Student Learning. The Tenth Annual Richard Andrews Distinguished Lecture in Mathematics Education. University of Missouri. March, 2016. Columbus, MO. Mathematics Teaching, Social Justice, and Creative Insubordination. An invited keynote given in the Metropolitan Mathematics Club of Chicago. Chicago, IL. November, 2015. Political Conocimiento for Teaching Mathematics: Why and How? A keynote address given in the Scholarly Inquiry and Practice conference sponsored by the National Science Foundation. October, 2015. Atlanta, GA. When mathematics teaching gets political: Common Core Standards, social justice, and creative insubordination. An invited presentation given in the Mathematics Education Colloquium. Boston College. April, 2015. Boston, MA. The Sociopolitical Turn in Mathematics Education. An invited lecture given in MTE756: Social Justice, Equity, and STEM Education. A doctoral seminar at University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. February, 2015. North Dartmouth, MA. La importancia de identidad y poder en la matemática educativa (The importance of identity and power in mathematics education). A plenary presentation given in the Décimo Octavas Jornadas Nacionales de Educación Matemática (18th Annual National Conference on Mathematics Education). November, 2014. Santiago, CHILE. The Politics of Teaching Mathematics in an Era of High Stakes Education. Invited presentation in the Eastern Illinois University Math Colloquium Series. December, 2014. Charleston, IL. Equity in the mathematics classroom. Math Ed Out Podcast, Episode 14. July, 2016. Accessed at Why mathematics teachers need to develop political clarity and how they can best do that. Annual Meeting of Mathematics for All (an affiliate of NCTM). Invited keynote address. June, 2014. Phoenix, AZ. All mathematics is political: Post session with Rochelle Gutierrez. The Educator’s Room. May, 2014. Accessed at Why “Getting Real” Requires “Radical:” The Politics of Teaching Mathematics in an Era of High Stakes Education. The Iris M. Carl equity address. Annual Conference of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. New Orleans, LA. April, 2014. Accessed at
Intellectuals Under Attack. Member, Science for the People (Champaign-Urbana chapter). (2017 - present). Revisioning, Reclaiming, and Reconciling School Mathematics project. External advisory group. A group of mathematics educators who have experience with Indigenous cross-cultural teaching, research, and administration who seek to develop illustrated specifications for a renewed school mathematics for Saskatchewan, consistent with Canada’s era of reconciliation, designed according to proven mathematics education practices, and informed by the culture-based renewal of the school science program in 2008-2014. (2/17 – present) Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators. Member, Standards for the Preparation of Teachers of Mathematics writing team (2/12 – 5/17). Lead writer on Standard 2.4 (Social and Historical Perspectives on Mathematics Education). Co-chair, Equity Task Force. (10/07 – 2/10). Created and offered professional development workshops on equity in math methods courses (2011, 2012, 2013) developed “learn & reflect” strand for 2013 & 2014 conference years, webinar (2012), resource list for professional society (2013). The Museum of Science and Industry. Educational Leadership Advisory Committee. Developing a ratings system to evaluate the Chicago Public Schools. (11/13 – 6/16). Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC), Mathematics Core Leadership Item Review Committee. Responsible for creating and revising items for the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics exams. (9/13 – 10/15) Knowles Science Teaching Foundation. Member, Fellowship Selection Committee, teaching fellowships (2013-2017). Member, Advisory panel, postdoctoral fellowships. (2006-2007) TODOS, Mathematics for All. Member, Research and Publications Committee, Monographs (2013-2015). Member, Iris Carl Awards Committee for outstanding contributions to teaching mathematics for Latina/o students (12/05-6/08; 2017 - present). Member, Research and Publications Committee, editorial panel for monograph series (12/06-1/09). National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Invited participant to Equity Summits 1 & 2, helped develop equity position statement and policy documents. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education. Guest editor, special issue on equity. (2/08 – 1/13). Journal of Humanistic Mathematics. Member, Advisory (11/09-present). Coalition for Equity and Excellence in Mathematics Education. Founding member. (2/08 – 2/09).