After doing the TPI activity in our 342 class, I noticed that I did not see strong connections between mathematics and social issues. I was glad to see presentations on social issues in the BCAMT conference.
The presentation I watched was "Challenged Accepted! Use Project Based Learning To Explore Social Justice" by Carl Oliver. Carl shared various activities that could be integrated into math classes and presented different frameworks that made sense to me once they were brought up.
The general outline of creating a project-based learning environment encompassing social justice is situation, exploration, and presentation. I found it interesting that Carl shared Gutierrez's framework of rehumanizing math through connecting students to math by ways of history and culture. It engages students and encourages them to think about themselves participating in making math in the real world. Next is exploration by means of describing accurately a situation, making a prediction, designing something, or creating a product. Lastly is presentation where students are given choice and autonomy to inquire and be creative.
I am surprised that these types of projects, that I have only seen arts, English, or social studies classes, can be so applicable in a math context. I am excited to learn more about it and potentially use these ideas in my classroom.
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