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Middle School Mathematics Lessons to Explore, Understand, and Respond to Social Injustice (Paperback)
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Middle School Mathematics Lessons to Explore, Understand, and Respond to Social Injustice (Paperback)
Series: Corwin Mathematics Series
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"If you teach middle school math and have wanted to promote social
justice, but haven't been sure how to get started, you need to
check out this book. It incorporates lessons you can use
immediately as well as how to foster the kind of classroom
community where students will thrive. It's the kind of book you'll
want to have alongside you to support you throughout your journey."
Robert Kaplinsky Author and Consultant Long Beach, CA Empower young
adolescents to be the change-join the teaching mathematics for
social justice movement! Students of all ages and intersecting
identities-through media and their lived experiences- bear witness
to and experience social injustices and movements around the world
for greater justice. However, when people think of social justice,
mathematics rarely comes to mind. With a user-friendly design, this
book brings middle school mathematics content to life by connecting
it to issues students see or experience. Developed for use by
Grades 6-8 educators, the contributed model lessons in this book
walk teachers through the process of applying critical frameworks
to instruction, using standards-based mathematics to explore,
understand, and respond to social injustices. Learn to plan daily
instruction that engages young adolescents in mathematics
explorations through age-appropriate, culturally relevant topics
such as health and economic inequality, human and civil rights,
environmental justice, and accessibility. Features include: Content
cross-referenced by mathematical concept and social issues
Connection to Learning for Justice's social justice standards
Downloadable teacher materials and lesson resources Guidance for
lessons driven by young adolescents' unique passions and challenges
Connections between research and practice Written for teachers
committed to developing equitable and empowering practices through
the lens of mathematics content and practice standards as well as
social justice standards, this book will help connect content to
young adolescents' daily lives, strengthen their mathematical
understanding, and expose them to issues that will support them in
becoming active agents of change and responsible leaders.
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