Title: Sharing Stories to Broaden Perceptions of Mathematics and Transform School Mathematics
Date: Wednesday, May 20th
Time: 12pm PST, 3pm EST
Cost: Free for members
Description: In this session, we will share goals and samples of work from a new project in which we are gathering and sharing stories of adults’ lived experiences of mathematics. In their stories, participants share how they see themselves engaging in mathematics in their lives and how these experiences relate – or do not easily relate – to their memories of school mathematics. They reflect on the Standards for Mathematical Practice as well as what they hope for young people today. Some participants are from fields typically considered “STEM”; some are not. Many are members of historically marginalized groups. We encourage the use of these stories in lessons with teacher candidates and practicing educators in order to help them to reflect on the experiences that they provide (or will provide) in their own classes.
Speaker: Kimberly Yoak