Title: Teachers’ Perceptions of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy in Mathematics Classrooms
Date: Wednesday, Sept 2nd
Time:12pm PST, 3pm EDT
Cost: Free for members
Description: Culturally relevant pedagogy has many implementation opportunities and challenges, including balancing selection of appropriate social topics and emphasis on mathematics content rigor. Participants will write a personal word problem involving a visit to a restaurant to buy and share pizza, and analyze their perceptions of culturally relevant pedagogy in the mathematics classroom. A model for analyzing culturally relevant responses will be discussed. Alternative culturally relevant activities and resources will be considered for different grade levels. Findings from a thematic content analysis study including feedback from pre- and in-service teachers will be discussed.
Speaker: Enrique Ortiz