Intro Module Part 1
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Intro Module Part 1 introduces educators to culturally responsive mathematical modeling by engaging them in a hands-on task that involves upcycling plastic bags into jump ropes. It emphasizes how math can be used to explore real-world issues, promote equity, and connect to students’ cultural and community experiences.
Intro Module Part 2
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PD Intro Module Part 2 focuses on deepening educators’ understanding of culturally responsive mathematics teaching through the lens of the Mathematizing the World Routine. It guides teachers in planning and implementing modeling tasks that connect math to students’ lived experiences, promote equity, and foster curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking in the classroom.
PD Module 1
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PD Module 1 emphasizes fostering creativity and meaningful connections in mathematical modeling by encouraging students to draw on their cultural, community, and personal experiences when engaging with real-world math problems. Through snack-sharing tasks and teacher strategies that promote curiosity and inclusive participation, the module supports educators in helping students pose and explore modeling questions that are relevant and empowering.
PD Module 2
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PD Module 2 focuses on empowering students as decision-makers in mathematical modeling by helping teachers design tasks that connect to students’ lived experiences and support critical thinking. It emphasizes culturally responsive teaching strategies, such as identifying important quantities, making assumptions, and encouraging student voice, while providing practical classroom examples and planning tools for implementation.
PD Module 3
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PD Module 3 focuses on recognizing and building upon the diverse strengths students bring to mathematical modeling, emphasizing culturally responsive teaching practices that honor students’ cultural, community, and mathematical knowledge. It provides strategies for teachers to support model building through formative assessment, inclusive teacher moves, and classroom activities that empower students to represent their thinking using various tools and representations.