Data Minds is an absolute masterpiece. It is the first book I’ve read that effectively puts the tools of teaching data skills into the hands of teachers. This book should be required reading for everyone involved in K–12 education.

Steve Levitt

Data Minds is a breath of fresh air for the mathematics community. In this publication, Boaler and Williams provide teachers with a blueprint on how to infuse data literacy in the mathematics classroom. I especially love the emphasis on helping students become ‘question askers.’ This mindset will go a long way toward helping all students become connoisseurs of data.

Latrenda Knighten, NCTM

In the postfactual world where the distinction between opinions and facts are blurred, it is more important than ever that our students become data literate. This book shows us how to do this—not through massive revisions to curriculum, but through small changes we can make in our teaching. Through real classroom examples, Jo Boaler and Cathy Williams show us how to easily tap into students’ natural curiosity about information to effectively build the data literate students our world needs.

Peter Liljedahl, Simon Fraser University

I love Data Minds’ call to educators to ‘teach with a data flair!’ Through a range of interesting examples, Boaler and Williams illustrate how teachers’ choices deeply shape students’ learning experiences.

Pam Harris, Math Is Figure-Out-Able

Jo Boaler and Cathy Willams are at it again—dropping another banger for math educators! This book makes data cool, relevant, and totally accessible. From real-world investigations to cross-curricular magic, Jo and Cathy show us how to turn data into a powerful tool for student curiosity and critical thinking. It’s the resource you didn’t know you were missing—but won’t want to teach without.

Vanessa “The Math Guru” Vakharia, The Math Therapy Podcast

As the world becomes increasingly data-driven, it is vital that students have opportunities to become data literate. Boaler and Williams provide an outstanding resource for educators to create such opportunities. Walking readers through the data learning cycle deepens understanding, providing professional development to implement data literacy. The data teaching moves throughout the book are fantastic and provide concrete steps all educators can take in creating opportunities for students to learn.

Kevin Dykema, NCTM

I absolutely love what Jo Boaler and Cathy Williams have done in Data Minds! This book is a breath of fresh air for teachers who want to make learning exciting and rooted in the real world, without adding more content. It shows how students can get curious, ask BIG questions, and use data to understand the world around them (and even make it better!). The stories in here are inspiring and full of heart! If you’ve ever wondered how to bring data to life in your classroom, this book is your new best friend!

Talithia Williams, Harvey Mudd College

Data Minds is a must-read, whether you’re new to teaching with data or looking to go deeper. Full of actionable teacher moves and grounded in rich, real-world classroom examples from around the globe, it connects math with other content areas across grade levels and helps teachers support students in developing critical data-thinking skills in an era flooded with misinformation.

Kristin Hunter-Thomson, Dataspire Education & Evaluation LLC

In Data Minds, Jo Boaler and Cathy Williams don’t just tell, they show us the importance of interrogating the data we ingest every day in dizzying quantities. Through classroom case studies and data teaching moves, the authors model an inquiry pedagogy that fosters data literacy among educators and learners. With the rise of misinformation, this call to critical consciousness around the role of data in teaching and society could not be more timely.

Shane Safir, Listening and Leading for Equity