Record Number |
20933 |
ISBN |
9781544352596 |
Location |
510.7 BER |
Author |
Berry, Robert Quinlyn (author.). |
Title |
High school mathematics lessons to explore, understand, and respond to social injustice / Robert Q. Berry III, Basil M. Conway IV, Brian R. Lawler, and John W. Staley and colleagues. |
Published |
Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin, [2020] |
©2020. |
Collation |
xxiii, 296 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm. |
Content types |
text |
Carrier type |
volume |
Bibliography Note |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents Note |
What is social justice and why does it matter in teaching mathematics? -- Getting ready for the classroom -- Instructional tools for the social justice mathematics lesson -- Teaching the social justice mathematics lesson -- Number and quantity -- Algebra and functions -- Statistics and probability -- Geometry -- Voices from the field -- Creating social justice mathematics lessons for your own classroom. |
Summary Note |
"Along with expert guidance from the lead authors, the lessons in this book explain how to teach mathematics for self- and community-empowerment. It walks teachers step by step through the process of using mathematics - across all high school content domains - as a tool to explore, understand, and respond to issues of social injustice, including environmental injustice; wealth inequality; food insecurity; and gender, LGBTQ, and racial discrimination. This book features: Content cross-referenced by mathematical concept and social issue; Downloadable instructional materials for student use; User-friendly and logical interior design for daily use; Guidance for designing and implementing social justice lessons driven by your students' unique passions and challenges." - Back cover. |
Subject |
Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- United States |
Social justice and education -- United States |
Added Name |
Conway, Basil M.,IV,(author). |
Lawler, Brian,(Educator),(author). |
Staley, John W.,(author). |