High School Mathematics Lessons to Explore, Understand, and Respond to Social Injustice

Cover
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Introduction
	Why Is Teaching Mathematics for Social Justice Critical?
	This Book’s Authorship
	The Contributors
	Who Is This Book for?
	The Book’s Organization
Part I: Teaching Mathematics for Social Justice
	Chapter 1: What Is Social Justice, and Why Does It Matter in Teaching Mathematics?
		What Do We Mean by Social Justice?
		What Is Teaching Mathematics for Social Justice?
		Why Social Justice in Mathematics Education?
		Conclusion
		Reflection and Action
	Chapter 2: Getting Ready for the Classroom
		Content Matters
		Context Matters
		When Matters
		How Matters
		Responding to Pushback or Backlash
		Conclusion
		Reflection and Action
	Chapter 3: Instructional Tools for the Social Justice Mathematics Lesson
		Establishing Goals
		Assessing Purposefully
		Teaching Equitably
		Managing Discourse
		Conclusion
		Reflection and Action
	Chapter 4: Teaching the Social Justice Mathematics Lesson
		Social Justice Mathematics Framework
			Element 1: Equitable Mathematics Teaching Practices
			Element 2: Authentic, Challenging Social and Mathematical Question or Concern
			Element 3: Social and Mathematical Understanding
			Element 4: Social and Mathematical Investigation
			Element 5: Social and Mathematical Reflection
			Element 6: Action and Public Product
		Planning to Implement a SJML
			Common Structures for all SJMLs
			Using the Lesson Overview to Plan
			Final Thoughts on Planning to Implement
		Last Words Before You Go Teach
		Conclusion
		Reflection and Action
Part II: Social Justice Mathematics Lessons
	Chapter 5: Number and Quantity
		5.1  The Mathematics of Transformational Resistance by Mary Candace Raygoza
		5.2  Do Just Some Students Take Honors Courses? by Basil M. Conway IV
		5.3 Listen to GLSEN by Bryan Meyer and John W. Staley
		5.4  Estimated Wealth Distribution in the United States and the World by Enrique Ortiz
	Chapter 6: Algebra and Functions
		6.1  Children at the Border: Looking at the Numbers by Samantha Fletcher and Holly Anthony
		6.2 Climate Change in Alaska by Basil M. Conway IV
		6.3 Culturally Relevant Income Inequality by Andrew Reardon
		6.4  Intersectionality and the Wage Gap by Stacy R. Jones, Carlos Nicolas Gomez, Hilary Tanck, and Eric Siy
		6.5  Literacy: What Matters and Why? by Frances Harper and Sheila Orr
		6.6 What’s a Fair Living Wage? by Frances Harper
		6.7  What’s the Cost of Globalization? by Allyson Hallman- Thrasher and Rachael Eriksen Brown
	Chapter 7: Statistics and Probability
		7.1 A False Positive by Bryan Meyer and Brian R. Lawler
		7.2  Are You a Citizen? 2020 Census by Travis Weiland and Lisa Poling
		7.3  “BBQ Becky,” Policing, and Racial Justice by Mary Candace Raygoza and Laura Gorrin
		7.4 Do Postal Codes Predict Test Scores? by Allyson Lam
		7.5  Humanizing the Immigration Debate by Ayse Ozturk and Stephen Lewis
		7.6 Prison Population by Cristina Tyris
		7.7 Sampling Disaster by Ginny Powell
	Chapter 8: Geometry
		8.1  Bringing Healthy Food Choices to the Desert by Shakiyya Bland
		8.2 Gerrymandering by Sven A. Carlsson
		8.3  Making Mathematical Sense of Food Justice by Jessica Davidson, Steven Greenstein, Debasmita Basu, and Jules Davidson
		8.4  Paralympics by Hilary Tanck, Eric Siy, Stacy R. Jones, and Carlos Nicolas Gomez
Part III: Next Steps
	Chapter 9: Advice From the Field
		Successes Implementing SJMLs
		Planning for and Responding to Challenges
		Additional Advice to Colleagues Implementing SJMLs
		Conclusion
			The Value of Teaching Mathematics for Social Justice
			Closing Thoughts from Our Contributors
	Chapter 10: Creating Social Justice Mathematics Lessons for Your Own Classroom
		Setting a Framework for an Effective SJML
			Element 1: Equitable Mathematics Teaching Practices
			Element 2: Authentic, Challenging Social and Mathematical Question or Concern
			Element 3: Social and Mathematical Understanding
			Element 4: Social and Mathematical Investigation
			Element 5: Social and Mathematical Reflection
			Element 6: Action and Public Product
		Summary
		Getting Started
			Step 1: Learn About Relevant Social Injustices
			Step 2: Identify the Mathematics
			Step 3: Establish Your Goals
			Step 4: Determine How You Will Assess Your Goals
			Step 5: Create a Social Justice Question for the Lesson
			Step 6: Design the Student Resources for the Investigation
			Step 7: Plan for Reflection and Action
		Final Words
Appendix A: Additional Resources
Appendix B: Lesson Resources
Appendix C: NCTM Essential Concepts for High School Mathematics
Appendix D: Social Justice Standards and Topics
Appendix E: Lessons by Mathematics Essential Concepts, Social Justice Outcomes, and Social Justice Topics
Appendix F: Social Justice Mathematics Lesson Planner
References
Index