Term
Summer 2024
Capstone
Capstone Project
Degree Name
MAT
Facilitator(s)
Karen L. Moroz
Content Expert
Sarah Gregg
Abstract
This curriculum addresses the research question: What are the best practices for engaging with social justice topics and goals in a modern, constructivism-based mathematics course? The paper documents the reasons why the author chose to approach this question, then consists of a literature review into the topics of constructivism, social justice, and group work. The paper then includes a plan for the construction of curriculum for a precalculus class and ends with a reflection on the curriculum itself. The project consists of a unit planner alongside five lessons, each of which has problems and activities that address this question in different ways. Some lessons include overt discussion of social issues, like the criminal justice system and global warming, while others feature an emphasis on group work in order to advance goals related to social justice.
Project Type
Curriculum
Keywords
Mathematics, Social Justice
Recommended Citation
Ehlke, Wyatt, "Using Group Work in Mathematics to Introduce Social Justice Concepts: Curriculum to Help Students Learn About Each Other Through Mathematics" (2024). School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects. 1052.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/hse_cp/1052
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text
dc_publisher
DigitalCommons@Hamline
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application/pdf
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School of Education Student Capstone Projects