Building on NAFSCE’s body of work, including the Educator Preparation Framework for Family and Community Partnerships, to prepare educators for family engagement, and drawing from the Center’s Family Math Core Competencies, we strive to prepare educators to engage families in children’s math learning (Ed Prep x FM). To explore this intersection, the Center hosted an Ed Prep x FM distributed convening, funded by the National Science Foundation, that brought together a select group of participants representing higher education faculty, classroom teachers, parent leaders,and national leaders over the course of three sessions to: (1) explore the knowledge, skills, and dispositions that are essential for effectively and equitably engaging families in children’s mathematics learning, (2) elevate promising models and approaches already being used to prepare math teachers for family engagement, and (3) develop shared priorities and next steps to inform a collaborative research and practice agenda focused on strengthening the preparation of math teachers to work in partnership with families.
Photos from the October 2025 Ed Prep x FM Convening
Resources
The following resources share key findings and lessons from our Ed Prep x Family Math work and bring together tools, examples, and ideas from across the field. Together, they are designed to support educator preparation programs, teacher educators, and other partners in better preparing future educators to engage families as partners in children’s mathematics learning.
- Ed Prep x FM Executive Summary
An overview of the project, including key findings, lessons learned, and promising approaches for strengthening family engagement within mathematics educator preparation. - Centering Families in Math Teacher Education: Panel Presentation at the AMTE 2026 Annual Conference
Slides and resources from our AMTE 2026 panel highlighting approaches for centering family knowledge, experiences, and strengths in the preparation of mathematics educators. - Ed Prep x Family Math Bibliography, 2018–2025
A curated collection of research examining the intersection of mathematics teacher preparation and family and community engagement. Organized into six thematic areas, the bibliography highlights scholarship on preparing mathematics teachers to engage families, as well as research on the role of family, community, culture, and context in mathematics teaching and learning. - 10 Parent-Informed Non-Negotiables for Family Math
A practical resource grounded in the perspectives of the Center for Family Math’s Parent Advisory Council, offering 10 commitments to help educators recognize family knowledge, build on children’s strengths, and create more connected, accessible, and responsive mathematics learning experiences.
Stay connected: To receive updates, new resources, and opportunities to participate in future Ed Prep x Family Math activities please email info@familymath.org
This project is supported by The National Science Foundation under Award No.2449546. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
