Math Power! CoP

Our 2023 Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Communities of Practice Landscape Report is out! See a PDF copy of it here or on the by clicking on the button below. 

The Math Power! Community of Practice (CoP) is a diverse network of global math champions (e.g., individuals and institutions) helping to bring the joy of math to learners around the world.

For over 3 years, we have hosted quarterly dialogues on a range of topics. See the CoP members further down on this page and reach out to us if you’d like to join.

With our CoP members we:

  • Knowledge Share: successful strategies and approaches that have worked well in different contexts.
  • Resource Exchange: good practices of foundational numeracy programs
  • Support: share advice and brainstorm together 
  • Professional Development: explore opportunities for members to enhance their skills through workshops and webinars.
  • Network and Mentor: connect with like-minded individuals, to facilitate knowledge transfer and guidance.
  • Advocacy and Awareness: advocate for the importance of foundational numeracy in education and raise awareness about the impact of organizations promoting foundational numeracy for learners in formal and informal settings.

Please see a list of our current members below:

2024 Math Power! Prize Winners Announced!

Selected from a competitive field of submissions, we are excited to announce below the winners of the 2024 Math Power! Prize. 

See our prize page for more information about each winner, including selected reviewer comments.
2023 FLN CoP Landscape Report

Math Power! Community of Practice:

Interested in joining the Math Power! Community of Practice? Please email us at [email protected].

Learn from our Math Power! Community of Practice

November 2024

Topic: Math Power! Prize Winners

Presenters: Math Power! Prize Winners

July 2024

Topic: Program Evaluation

Presenter: Luke Stannard,  Program Director – Can’t Wait to Learn

January 2024

Topic: Math Olympiads

Presenter: Martin Mungai, ICT National Trainer, CEMASTEA

January 2024

Topic: Math Olympiads

Presenter: Martin Mungai, ICT National Trainer, CEMASTEA

October 2023

Topic: Refugee Led Learning and Impact

Presenter: Vinod Lobo, CEO and Founder, Learning Upgrade 

July 2023

Topic: AI in Education

Presenters: Scott Kim, Puzzle Master and Founder, Math Monday and Cathy Carter, STEM Data and Statistics Specialist, PhET

Math Organizations Featured at mEducation Alliance Symposia

We have featured some terrific math-focused organizations at our prior Symposia.

2023 mEducation Alliance Symposia

Darsel; Darsel: Scaling math learning through WhatsApp chatbot; Abdulhamid Haidar, Founder & CEO

EIDU; Using Technology to Transform Education in Resource Limited Settings; Nina Bolte, Chief Learning Officer.

FUNDAPROMAT; FUNDAPROMAT: Spreading the Joy of Mathematics; Jeanette Shakalli, Executive Director

Learning Equality; Achieving FLN Competencies through Tech-Enabled, Project Based Learning in Low-Internet Contexts; Laura Danforth, Head of Global Community Engagement

mEducation Alliance: Interactive Voice Response (IVR) Dissemination Platform for Math Games in Households in Rwanda; Anthony Bloome, Executive Director (mEducation Alliance); Paul Falzone, Executive Director (Peripheral Vision International); and Scott Nicholson, Professor (Wilfrid Laurier University-virtual)

onebillion; Developing effective EdTech for marginalized children to acquire foundational numeracy: insights from Malawi’s nationwide BEFIT programme; Nat Dinham, Partnerships Lead

Reflective Learning; Bridging the Gap: Taking the Fight to Learning Loss; Eugene Pelteret, Co-founder and COO

The Global Math Circle; Math circles provide deep understanding of mathematics to all; Tifin Calcagni, Education Director

talkSTEM; Designing Learning Extensions to Math Walks to Maximize Learning Outcomes for All Children; Benjamin Feinstein, Program Director

University of Nottingham; Using mobile technologies to support the acquisition of basic mathematics with children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities; Nicola Pitchford, Professor

Youcubed at Stanford University; Mathematical Mindsets as Key to Futures in STEM; Jack Dieckmann, Director of Research, youcubed

Youth Impact; ConnectEd: Evidence on the Effectiveness of Phone-Based Tutoring Programming to Support Basic Learning Competencies; Colin Crossley, Program Manager (ConnectEd)

2022 mEducation Alliance Symposium (themed Wondrous Learning is…!) – See the math presentations in our Wondrous Learning is A-B-C and 1-2-3! track. You can find associated slide decks on our event page and teaser videos from some of these organizations on the event playlist page on our Pulse Media Channel. At this event, we also showcased the work of several of our 2022 Math Power Prize winners and semi-finalists, including talkSTEM, onebillion, CAUSE Canada, and Prison Mathematics Project.
 
2021 mEducation Alliance Symposium (themed: EdTech for Accelerating Foundational Literacy and Numeracy in Low-Resource Contexts). – We featured many math organizations as part of our Math Power! sessions during this Symposium. You can find the presentation recordings on our Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Video Showcase page, as well as pre-recorded presentations from various Math Power! Champions

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Co-sponsor the 2024 Math Power! Prize

The Math Power! Prize, part of our suite of Math Power! activities, is designed to draw attention to the importance of mathematics and numeracy skills and to publicly recognize the amazing work of exceptional organizations working in their communities and globally to promote the joy of math.

We want to turn this into an annual award and are looking for co-sponsors for the 2024 Math Power! Prize call. 

Interested? Please email us at [email protected] 

Learn more about the Prize here.

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Jax Chaudhry

Jax Chaudhry leads Project Invent, a national nonprofit that empowers youth with future ready mindsets for individual success and global impact, through invention. Originally from the Southside of Chicago, Jax loves working with students, families and partners to ensure every student can attain success as they define it. For more than 10 years, she has worked with elementary schools, high schools, education nonprofits and led regional teams and operations to ensure student success.

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Kenneth Y T Lim operates at the intersection of neuroergonomics, the learning scienceMichael Leventhal is co-founder of RobotsMali, a pedagogical and AI4D laboratory and STEM education center in Bamako, Mali. RobotsMali has trained thousands of students from elementary school to high school in computer science, robotics, and artificial intelligence, coached national robotics teams that have won 32 medals in international competitions, and developed technologies using AI and robotics for the social and economic development of Mali. Before becoming an educator in Mali, Michael worked as a technologist in Silicon Valley.s, and cognitive psychology. In 2023, he and his team were identified by UNESCO to share their work on the affordances of Generative AI for meaningful teaching and learning, during UNESCO’s first annual flagship event Digital Learning Week, international forum on the implications of Generative AI for education, in the session on ‘Preparing students and teachers for responsible use of AI’.

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Enouce Ndeche is the founder and Director of Vijana Amani Pamoja ,VAP a community scheme based in Nairobi Kenya that uses the power and the popularity of the game of soccer/football as a catalyst for social, educational and economic empowerment.Enouce holds a degree in sociology from Egerton university and he is also the 2020 individual award recipient “Diversity and Inclusion Eminent Leader Award Enouce is also a certified Sports Philanthropy and Executive, George Washington University and is a 2023 Gratitude Network fellow.

Kenneth Y T Lim

Kenneth Y T Lim operates at the intersection of neuroergonomics, the learning sciences, and cognitive psychology. In 2023, he and his team were identified by UNESCO to share their work on the affordances of Generative AI for meaningful teaching and learning, during UNESCO’s first annual flagship event Digital Learning Week, international forum on the implications of Generative AI for education, in the session on ‘Preparing students and teachers for responsible use of AI’.