2026 Indigenous Math Education Symposium

Indigenous Pedagogies: Land and Kinship

May 13 and May 20, 2026; 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. PT Virtual

This year’s theme–Indigenous Pedagogies: Land and Kinship–embraces connections between land, Indigenous ways of knowing and being, relations, reciprocity, and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) education.

Session 1: Indigenous Pedagogies: Relations with Land and Kinship – Dr. Megan Bang and her research team

Wednesday, May 13 | 3:30-5:00 p.m. PT (Virtual)

Our Keynote Speaker was Dr. Megan Bang (Ojibwe, First Nations, enrolled and of Italian descent), the James E. Johnson Professor of the Learning Sciences at Northwestern University and Principal Investigator of the Indigenous STEAM Collaborative. 

Dr. Bang’s projects focus on designing math and science learning environments that build on Indigenous ways of knowing, attend to issues of self-determination, and work towards socially and ecologically just futures.

Session 2: Igniting the Sparkle Sharing

Wednesday, May 20 | 3:30-5:00 p.m. PT (Virtual)

Teaching mathematics with Indigenous perspectives and practices: What are we learning? Educators share their projects, questions, ideas, and learnings.

In Session 2, educators will share ideas, projects, activities, and questions all related to teaching practice, bringing Indigenous pedagogies and ways of knowing together with math education.

Registration has been closed.