The Math of Food, Session 1: Finding Math in Family Meals and Traditions
The NJ Family Engagement Hub and The Center for Family Math invite you to the first session in a 3-part webinar series exploring the math of food. In this interactive kickoff webinar, we’ll discover how mathematical ideas like fractions, ratios, data, and geometry naturally come to life through cooking, sharing meals, and family food traditions […]
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Feelings Count: Where Math, Emotions and Families Meet
How can early math learning support children’s social-emotional development—and how can social-emotional learning and executive function skills, in turn, strengthen math—especially in spaces outside of school? In this webinar, Jayashree Sonti, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Early Math and Language Initiative (EMLI), and Geetha Ramani, Associate Professor of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology at […]
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Introducing the Family Math Core Competencies
Family math is already happening in every home through cooking, games, budgeting, storytelling, cultural traditions, and everyday problem-solving. The Family Math Core Competencies provide a shared framework for building on this existing knowledge to support children’s mathematical thinking and learning. In this interactive webinar on February 4th at 1pm, participants will be introduced to the […]
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Demystifying “New Math” for Families: How Centering Student Brilliance Builds Trusting Partnerships
The way math is taught in schools today often leaves families confused. Math problems look different from how parents learned math themselves. This leaves families wondering how they can support their children’s math learning in school. Join long-time math educator and founder of MathTrust, Dionne Aminata, to explore current math approaches in school and how […]
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2025 National Assembly Family Math Virtual Keynote: Turning the Tide in Math: How Districts and Cities are Engaging Families to Boost Math Outcomes
Join us for an exciting virtual Family Math Keynote Session. The session will explore how school districts and cities are significantly increasing math outcomes by engaging families and communities in students’ math learning. Our panel of innovators includes Dr. Jessica Tilli, Director of Math at The School District of Philadelphia, and Dr. Michelle Pyo, Managing […]
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From Neighborhoods to Numbers: How families and communities make math learning meaningful
Join us for an inspiring and practical conversation designed for family-facing education professionals working to make math more meaningful, inclusive, and rooted in real life. From Neighborhoods to Numbers brings together a dynamic panel of experts who will explore how families and communities can shape the way math is taught, learned, and experienced. Together, we’ll […]
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Bringing Math to Life: What children’s museums and science centers can teach us about Family Math
How can children’s museums and science centers help transform the way families engage with math? Join us for an exciting webinar featuring a panel of experts from leading math and science museums as they share insights on designing engaging, hands-on math experiences. Educators will discover innovative approaches to integrating math into museum programming, explore strategies […]
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Demystifying AI Together: Tools for Family-School Partnership and Understanding
Generative AI is promising to reshape education, while many of us are still trying to understand it better—parents and educators alike. That’s why partnering with families is essential: When we help students navigate the benefits and risks, they can make the most of AI for educational and creative purposes. In this session, co-presented by Common […]
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Foster Joyful Math Learning: Engage Families through Play-based Strategies
Join the Center for Family Math and national nonprofit PowerMyLearning for a dynamic webinar where you’ll learn practical, research-backed strategies to foster joyful math learning and deepen family engagement. This session will equip K-5 educators with actionable tools to create inclusive, joyful math learning environments that spark curiosity, build resilience, and foster collaboration—both in the […]
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