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Math Summit

The 2026 Math Summit will be held on Aug. 4, 2026, in the Talley Student Union on NC State’s main campus. The theme will be “Making Math Meaningful.”

  • What: 2026 Math Summit — Making Math Meaningful
  • Date: Tuesday, August 4, 2026
  • Time: 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Keynote Speaker: Taylor Gibson — Instructor of Mathematics, NCSSM-Durham; Executive Director, Ryden Program for Innovation and Leadership in AI
  • Sponsors: NC State’s College of Education, the Goodnight Education Foundation, and the Triangle Math Alliance, which includes Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, Durham Public Schools, Johnston County Public Schools, Orange County Schools, and the Wake County Public School System
  • Where: Talley Student Union on NC State’s Main Campus (2610 Cates Ave, Raleigh, NC 27606)
  • Who: K-12 math educators across North Carolina
  • Cost: Free!
  • CEUs: Up to 6.25 professional development hours available
  • Can’t attend in person? There will be a limited virtual option on Wednesday, August 5, for those who cannot attend the full Math Summit in person.

Registration Info

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About the Math Summit

Held at NC State for the first time in 2017, the Math Summit is held each year in partnership between the College of Education and public schools in Wake, Chapel Hill, Durham, Orange and Johnston counties to promote equal opportunity and excellence in math education and to provide elementary, middle and high school teachers with an opportunity to engage professionally to develop their craft, share ideas and renew their commitment to teaching.

Teachers together talking at the Math Summit at NC State

previous speakers

James O'Neal

James O’Neal

The National Board Certified Founder and CEO of Mastery For All, LLC, headlined the 2024 Math Summit.

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Francisco Villegas

Francisco Villegas

The senior vice president of school transformation and systems advising for Los Angeles Schools headlined the 2023 Math Summit.

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Bonnie Bolado

 Bonnie Bolado

The senior math specialist at the NC Center for the Advancement of Teaching encouraged teachers to collaborate with one another at the 2022 Math Summit.

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Jo Boaler

Jo Boaler

The Stanford University Nominelli-Oliver Professor of Education and author of Limitless Mind co-headlined the 2021 Math Summit.

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Chris Emdin

Chris Emdin

The associate professor in the Department of Mathematics, Science, and Technology at Columbia University’s Teachers College and author of Urban Science Education for the Hip Hop Generation co-headlined the 2021 Math Summit.

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Manny Scott

Manny Scott

The author of Even On Your Worst Day You Can Be Your Student’s Best Hope and one of the original Freedom Writers headlined the 2020 Math Summit.

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Jennifer Bay-Williams delivering the keynote speech at the NC State and Triangle Math Alliance Summit

Jennifer Bay-Williams

The professor at the University of Louisville and former president of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators headlined the 2019 Math Summit.

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Peg Smith

Margaret “Peg” Smith

The professor emeritus at the University of Pittsburgh and co-author of 5 Practices for Orchestrating Productive Mathematics Discussion headlined the 2018 Math Summit.

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Robert Q. Berry

Robert Q. Berry

An associate dean and the Samuel Braley Gray Professor of Mathematics Education at the University of Virginia’s School of Education and Human Development headlined the 2017 Math Summit.

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Math Summit Partners

NC State College of Education

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

Durham Public Schools

Johnston County Public Schools

Orange Public Schools

Wake County Public School System