The Culturally Responsive Mathematics Project

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Culturally Responsive Mathematics Project The Culturally Responsive Mathematics Project is grounded in the idea that all children, regardless of race, class, gender, language, or other demographic characteristics, are capable of learning and doing mathematics at a high level. The project embraces culturally responsive instruction and seeks to empower, give voice, and tap into the valuable capital and informal knowledge that children bring to the classroom. This project has two components: a) instruction and b) reflection. (a) Instruction - Candidates will develop two mathematics learning centers. Centers will include: culturally responsive mathematical tasks, grade level, appropriate Georgia math standards, learning outcomes, prerequisite skills/knowledge, materials, and procedures. (b) Reflection - Candidates will respond to reflective prompts. When you become a teacher, you will have an opportunity to get to know the children, families, and communities in which you will teach. This may include learning about the cultural and historical nuances of that community in a variety of ways. In your BSE program, you will have opportunities to work with students from various diverse communities. You are expected to take the information about the community to consider how to plan instructional activities and lessons. Scenario: You have accepted a K-5 teaching position in the ____________________ community. See suggested list of communities below. How would you use the community context to ground your math instruction? The community, may or may not, be familiar to you, so how can you get to know that community? How can you infuse aspects of the community in your teaching? Identify a community context for your project. Here are some communities can select from for the project. You must get permission of the community if not listed below. ● Adamsville ● Auburn Avenue/Sweet Auburn ● East Point/College Park/Hapeville ● Grant Park ● Old Fourth Ward ● Little Five Points ● Kirkwood ● Mechanicsville ● Peoplestown/MozleyPark ● Reynoldstown ● West End 1 ECE 3480 Fall 2022

Now that you have a broad understanding of the project, consider the components you will complete and submit. You will be asked to create 2 culturally responsive mathematics centers that connect to one of the eleven communities and mathematics standards. Criteria for the K-5 Mathematics Centers Grade Level Requirements : ● Center 1 should address grades K-2 GSE standard (select one grade level) ● Center 2 should address grades 3-5 GSE standards (select one grade level) GSE Math Standards : In your selection of the mathematics center, consider the following questions related to the GSE Math Standards ● What mathematics knowledge and skills are embedded in the task? (Name them) ● What mathematics are students learning? (Describe it) ● Identify the appropriate math standard. (Select from the standards below) https://www.georgiastandards.org/Georgia-Standards/Documents/Grade-K-5- Mathematics-Standards.pdf Description of Learning Outcomes : Identify the student learning outcomes. Students will be able to… Required Materials: Identify the materials needed to engage in the center. Creation of a Mathematical Task: Create a high-level task for the school community you selected. Keep in mind: ● The task should incorporate an aspect(s) of the community and/or children’s lived experience (outside of school). ● The intent is to create a task that uses the community context to help children engage with and understand the mathematical concept being taught. ● A high-level task should (a) require greater cognitive demand, (b) require students to go beyond basic procedures and operations to solve, (c) require students to explore and understand the mathematics, and (d) require more than a correct answer; students may be asked to explain, justify, conjecture, draw a picture or other representation. 2 ECE 3480 Fall 2022

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