Collaboration for Inclusive Mathematics

Type:
  Course
Duration:
30 minutes
Authors:
Rachel Lambert, Ph.D.; Nicholas Johnson, Ph.D.; and Joanna Hayman
Developed by:
UC|CSU Collaborative for Neuroscience, Diversity, and Learning
Series:
Universal Design for Learning and Math
Relevant categories:
Math Special Education
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Overview

This session explores how inclusive mathematics teaching is strengthened through collaboration among educators, families, instructional assistants, and school leaders. Through classroom examples, educator interviews, and reflective discussion, participants will examine how coteaching, shared observation, family engagement, and administrator support can help create learning environments where all students are positioned as capable mathematical thinkers. Grounded in Universal Design for Learning (UDL), the module highlights the importance of collective responsibility, relationship-building, and flexible instructional design in supporting students with disabilities within meaningful mathematics experiences. Participants will reflect on how collaborative structures can support student access, agency, belonging, and strategic sensemaking while also considering practical next steps for implementing inclusive mathematics practices within their own school communities.

  Keywords: Administrators, Co-teaching, Inclusive mathematics, Mathematical identity, Professional collaboration, Professional identity, Student agency, Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

Learning objectives

  • Analyze how collaboration among teachers, paraprofessionals, administrators, and families can support inclusive mathematics learning for students with disabilities
  • Identify strategies for building collaborative classroom structures that support student agency, mathematical discourse, and access to meaningful mathematics instruction
  • Reflect on their own mathematics teaching practices and develop next steps for implementing Universal Design for Learning (UDL) within inclusive mathematics classrooms

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Added on 6/16/2026   ·   Last updated on 6/16/2026