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Mathematics Educators And The “Math Wars”: Who Controls The Discourse?, David W. Stinson

Middle-Secondary Education and Instructional Technology Faculty Publications

In this editorial, the author expresses support of a colleague, Professor Jo Boaler of Stanford University, in her actions of going public with the harassment that she has experienced through professional and personal attacks by James Milgram of Stanford University and Wayne Bishop of California State University, Los Angeles.

Acrl In Anaheim Acrl Programs At The Ala Annual Conference – Learning Styles: Fiction, Nonfiction, Or Mystery?, Mandy J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D.

University Library Faculty Publications

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On The Brilliance Of Black Children: A Response To A Clarion Call, Erika Bullock, Maisie Gholson, Nathan Alexander

Middle-Secondary Education and Instructional Technology Faculty Publications

In this editorial, three dotoral students in Mathematics Education reflect on their experiences as conference organizers and co-editors of the Proceedings of the 2010 Philadelphia and 2011 Atlanta Bejamin Banneker Associaton Conferences.

Beyond The Numbers: A Benjamin Banneker Association Conference Series, Jacqueline Leonard, Erica R. Davila, David W. Stinson

Middle-Secondary Education and Instructional Technology Faculty Publications

The authors discuss how the "white male math myth" can be effectively debunked by conferences such as the Benjamin Banneker Association Beyond the Numbers conference series, which focus on urban mathematical education and highlight the achievements of black children.

The New Encyclopedia Of Southern Culture: Education (Review), Chara H. Bohan

Middle-Secondary Education and Instructional Technology Faculty Publications

Review of: The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture: Education. Edited by Clarence L. Mohr. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2011.

Scaffolding Classroom Discourse In An Election Year: Keeping A Cool Mood In A Heated Season, Wayne Journell, Laura A. May, Vera L. Stenhouse, Laura E. Meyers, Teri Holbrook

Early Childhood and Elementary Education Faculty Publications

Certainly, teaching about politics can be daunting, especially as the political climate in the United States becomes increasingly partisan as a result of heated political rhetoric amplified through a variety of media outlets. However, elementary teachers can help students develop the respectful dispositions they will need as young adults living in an increasingly pluralistic society. These dispositions can be fostered only if teachers are willing to engage their young learners in discussions of politics as part of the curriculum. In this article, the authors discuss ways in which teachers can promote political tolerance and respect during coverage of a presidential …

Teaching And Learning English In Costa Rica: A Critical Approach, Ana T. Solano-Campos

Early Childhood and Elementary Education Faculty Publications

English teaching programs, particularly in foreign language contexts focus on linguistic and methodological aspects rather than on ideological ones, in spite of their importance to examine the political nature of teaching and learning English because it connects language classrooms to larger social dynamics. Critical applied linguistics is an approach that addresses “questions of power, difference, access, and domination,” and how they are produced. This articles explores the social, national, and global forces that shape English language teaching in Costa Rica.

English teaching programs, especially those for teaching English as a foreign language, focus on linguistic and methodological aspects; not ideological …

Critical Pedagogy And Teaching Mathematics For Social Justice, David W. Stinson, Carla R. Bidwell, Ginny C. Powell

Middle-Secondary Education and Instructional Technology Faculty Publications

In this article, the authors explore critical pedagogy within the context of mathematics classrooms. The exploration demonstrates the evolving pedagogical practices of mathematics teachers when teaching mathematics is explicitly connected to issues of social justice. To frame the exploration, the authors provide brief overviews of the theoretical tenets of critical pedagogy and of teaching mathematics for social justice. Through using narrative and textual data, the authors illustrate how a graduate-level, critical theory and teaching mathematics for social justice course assisted, in part, in providing not only a new language but also a legitimization in teachers becoming critical mathematics pedagogues.

Transitioning Into Contemporary Theory: Critical Postmodern Theory In Mathematics Education Research, David W. Stinson, Erika Bullock

Middle-Secondary Education and Instructional Technology Faculty Publications

In this theoretical paper, the authors provide an overview of mathematics education as a research domain, identifying and briefly discussing four transitions or historical moments in mathematics education research. Using the Instructional Triangle as a point of reference for the dynamics of mathematics instruction, they illustrate how mathematics education researchers working in different moments explore different questions and use different theoretical perspectives. The authors then provide brief summaries of critical theory and postmodern theory, and suggest critical postmodern theory (CPT) as a hybrid theory that offers new possibilities for conceptualizing and conducting mathematics education research.

2011 Benjamin Banneker Association National Science Foundation Conference Program - Beyond The Numbers: The Brilliance Of Black Children In Mathematics, Benjamin Banneker Association

Middle-Secondary Education and Instructional Technology Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

The Top Five Narratives For Teaching About China's Cultural Revolution, Lindsey Cafarella, Chara Haeussler Bohan

Middle-Secondary Education and Instructional Technology Faculty Publications

The authors recommend books about the Cultural Revolution to enhance student understanding of current events in China. These techniques improve student literacy, enhance historical empathy, and increase student understanding of this complex time period in China’s history.

Connecting Transnationalism To The Classroom And To Theories Of Immigrant Student Adaptation, G. Sue Kasun

Middle and Secondary Education Faculty Publications

This essay describes the importance of transnationalism in the lives of U.S. immigrant students and their families and how public school educators and researchers have neither adequately recognized nor situated this lifestyle. The authors discuss globalization and what propels transnational movement and argue that existing immigrant adaptation research from the fields of sociology and anthropology focuses on immigration processes extensively without making connections to the classroom. The authors maintain that transnationalism remains largely undertheorized in educational research. Drawing on their experiences as researchers and teachers, the authors provide a glimpse into the lives of these ‘overlooked’ transnational students through a …

Disclosure, Dialogue And Coming Of Age In The Academy, Gertrude Tinker Sachs, Pier Angeli Junor Clarke, Wanjira Kinuthia, Ewa Mcgrail, Geeta Verma

Middle and Secondary Education Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Atlanta’S Desegregation Era Social Studies Curriculum: An Examination Of Georgia History Textbooks, Chara H. Bohan, Patricia Randolph

Middle and Secondary Education Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.