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Adding It All Up · October 8 · 24 min

Failure Is Not an Option—and We’re Not Talking About Students

Join NCTM President Latrenda Knighten and President-elect Dewey Gottlieb as they welcome Thomasenia Lott Adams, who will give a sneak preview of her Iris M. Carl Equity Address at the NCTM 2026 Annual Meeting & Exposition. Drawing on her own powerful mathematics journey, Adams explores the importance of seeing the whole student, reflecting on how educators show up in the classroom, and turning equity from an idea into meaningful action. Iris Carl Equity Address Register for the NCTM 2026 Annual Meeting

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Join NCTM President Latrenda Knighten and President-elect Dewey Gottlieb as they welcome Thomasenia Lott Adams, who will give a sneak preview of her Iris M. Carl Equity Address at the NCTM 2026 Annual Meeting & Exposition. 

Drawing on her own powerful mathematics journey, Adams explores the importance of seeing the whole student, reflecting on how educators show up in the classroom, and turning equity from an idea into meaningful action. 

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