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Dionne Aminata, MathTrust CEO

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We offer actionable ways for educators to recognize Black brilliance and trust all students to engage in grade-level mathematics.

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Dionne Aminata's 2019 ShadowCon talk at NCTM's Annual Conference

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Dionne Aminata, MathTrust CEO

I grew up seeing the world through a mathematical lens because my dad made sure of it. By the time I was 2, he had his PhD in Electrical Engineering, and my older sister and I were his students for life. Although it led to an impressive high school transcript full of honors and AP math courses, which helped me earn a spot at UCLA, I never found my voice as a student in the mathematics classroom.

After graduating from UCLA in 2000, I became an elementary school teacher in South Los Angeles. I recognized early that trusting students to meet high academic expectations is hard but necessary for students' success. I saw how systemic racism in education and our unconscious biases get in the way of that trust, and I wanted to make a difference.

Finding my voice in mathematics was not a deliberate part of my journey, however. The following sequence of events detail my multiple passions, and the realization of my calling.

2003–2006 left teaching, MBA degree at Babson College
2006–2011 started a marketing firm, and an annual performing arts festival
2007–2009 Brooklyn College, adjunct professor of Marketing
2007–2009 Brooklyn College, earned master's in Math Education
2007–2013 middle school math teacher
2011–2013 led the school's Common Core math transition
2013 instructional coach, NYC Teaching Fellows, TNTP, Relay GSE
2013–2019 TK-8 math content specialist and instructional coach at Aspire Public Schools in LA
2014 started a beverage company
2016–now math content facilitator with UnboundEd
2018–2021 K-5 lead curriculum writer at Illustrative Mathematics
2020 Spring, professor of K-5 STEM Methods, Alder Graduate School of Education at UOP
2020 MathTrust, LLC

Let's Build MathTrust

How much we trust our students typically determines whether we will provide opportunities for students, or limit them. At MathTrust, we offer practical ways to develop a mutual trust between students and educators, and increase opportunities for student achievement in mathematics.

Welcome

Let's trust our students to do the math.

Professional Learning and Coaching for Teachers and Leaders

Our Services

Professional Learning

Instructional Coaching

Instructional Coaching

Instructional Coaching

Instructional Coaching

Instructional Coaching

Speaking Engagements

Instructional Coaching

Speaking Engagements

Dionne Aminata's 2019 ShadowCon talk at NCTM's Annual Conference

Dionne Aminata, MathTrust CEO

Let's Build MathTrust

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