EDU-782 Math Methods II (2)

This course builds on practices and knowledge established in EDU-781. The transformation of mathematics teaching practices is critical to improving mathematics competency and engagement. Culturally responsive teaching redefines teaching by ensuring students connect mathematics to themselves and their community and challenges them through inquiry and problem solving that underscores strength, interdependence, critical consciousness, and justice. Participants build capacity as culturally relevant/responsive teachers of mathematics through designing and implementing high-quality mathematics lessons and units that engage a wide range of student needs and lived experiences in the urban domain. They explore existing models of culturally relevant teaching of mathematics espoused in best practice and rehearse and enact personal models of practice. Participants apply their work from this course to their fieldwork settings, thereby having the added benefit of being able to reflect, revise, and develop new understandings about student learning. Grading: A-F only. Restriction: Teaching (MAT) [City Teaching Alliance].