The difference between equity & equality w/ Dr. Pamela Seda

Math Therapy

On the Season 6 premiere of Math Therapy, Vanessa chats with Dr. Pamela Seda, an expert in all things education and inspiration! They dive deep into hot topics like how teachers can build trust in the classroom by modelling vulnerability, the benefits of cultivating community over competition, and a fascinating metaphor that illustrates what equity and accommodations truly mean in our schools.

About Pam (Website, Insta, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn)
Dr. Pamela Seda, Founder and CEO of Seda Educational Consulting, is the creator of the VANG Math Card Game and co-author of "Choosing to See: A Framework for Equity in the Math Classroom." Dr. Seda's career spans roles as a high school math teacher, instructional coach, college instructor, and district math supervisor. Dr. Seda is a prominent speaker on math equity, committed to transforming how marginalized students experience mathematics and advocates for mathematics instruction that develops all students as thinkers and problem-solvers.
Show notes:

• sedaeducationalconsulting.com/
• ICUCARE framework

Connect with us:

• Vanessa Vakharia: @themathguru (Insta, Twitter, TikTok)
• Math Therapy: @maththerapy (Twitter)

Chapters

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Control vs trust in classrooms (00:02:07)

3. Support from your people (00:13:18)

4. Equity vs Equality? (00:16:49)

5. Community over competition (00:20:41)

6. Pros & cons of accommodations (00:24:10)

7. Teachers can be vulnernable too (00:28:48)

8. If education history is a parabola, where are we? (00:33:57)

9. Q1 (00:39:11)

10. Q2 (00:39:31)

11. Outro (00:41:07)