Bringing Social Justice to the Mathematics Classroom:
From Student Questions to Taking Action
Date: Wednesday, September 22, 2021, 9:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.ET
Cost: $150 with purchase of full annual meeting registration / $200 to attend only the preconference workshop
Preregistration required
Grade Band: K-12
Description: Teaching Math for Social Justice (TMSJ) is much more than the lessons teachers might implement in their classrooms. It is about the relationships they build with and among students; the teaching practices that help them do that; and the goals to develop positive social, cultural, and mathematics identities—as authors, actors, and doers. During this workshop, educators will engage in the use of a social justice mathematics lesson framework as they design a lesson to teach mathematics for and with social justice.
Outcomes: Participants will collaboratively design a lesson and supporting instructional practices as they unpack the concept of social justice in the mathematics classroom through the following lenses:
- About social justice - plan a lesson to look at serious or even provocative issues using mathematics.
- With social justice - design classroom interactions where the teacher uses various instructional practices that encourage equal participation and status.
- For social justice - promote practices founded on the belief that mathematics is a tool to be used to challenge the status quo.
Presenters:
Robert Q. Berry III, NCTM
Basil Conway, Columbus State University
Brian R. Lawler, Kennesaw State University
John W. Staley, Baltimore County Public School
Schedule:
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Materials Pickup
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9:00 a.m.–10:45 a.m.
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Welcome About Social Justice:
What school or community issue of social injustice might your students be interested to better understand and act upon?
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10:45 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
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Break
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11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
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With Social Justice Relationships: How do I create a learning environment that supports social justice?
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12:00 p.m.–12:45 p.m.
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Lunch
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12:45 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
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Teams work on lessons |
1:00 p.m.–1:45 p.m.
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With Social Justice–Equitable Teaching Practices: How do I create a learning environment that supports social justice?
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1:45 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
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Break
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2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
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For Social Justice: How can I prepare and empower my students to use mathematics as a tool to challenge the status quo?
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3:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
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Sharing Social Justice Mathematics Lessons
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4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
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Closing Comments and Evaluation
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