I had a student try to walk out of my class about three weeks ago when he found out I consider myself a feminist. He came back simply for the fact that he knew it would not go well for him. I was mad at first, I only started teaching at this school recently, and … Continue reading I am a Feminist…you might be to. →
To the students that hate school
As a student growing up, I loved school. Not every class, and definitely not everyday. There were days when I would rather be anywhere else, and thanks to a mom who understood that not everything is about school there were a few days where I played hooky and went shopping instead. However, I was generally … Continue reading To the students that hate school →
Reflections of Treaty Ed Camp 3.0
On Saturday October 24th 2017, I got up super early, came to the University of Regina where I joined 400 other educators, university students, and professors to learn about the importance of Treaty Education and integrating it into our teachings. I had two roles throughout the day; the first was as a session leader, and … Continue reading Reflections of Treaty Ed Camp 3.0 →
Understanding Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in Mathematics-Finale post
At the start of the course I defined Culturally Responsive Pedagogy (CRP) as using teaching strategies that reflect the needs of students in a classroom. It would be easy to think of CRP meaning that you have a couple of questions related to the content of your students cultures, examples based on the “real world” … Continue reading Understanding Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in Mathematics-Finale post →
Connections found between social justice and ethnomathematics in culturally responsive mathematics-to be marked
Culturally responsive education can be considered as five focal dimensions; Social Justice, Ethnomathematics, Indigenous education, Equity, and Linguistically Diverse Learners. Each one of the dimensions on its own is has unique place in a classroom, but they are very interconnected. The connections that I developed an understanding from on Monday’s class were the interrelatedness of … Continue reading Connections found between social justice and ethnomathematics in culturally responsive mathematics-to be marked →
How has looking at math differently helped me? -To be marked
In our Skype conversation this morning, Swapna stated that culturally responsive education is about “reclaiming the knowledge that has been suppressed, negated, and/or ignored”. Discuss this statement in relation to something you have learned/read so far in this class. The first chapter of the textbook “Culturally Responsive Mathematics” gave me insight into so many different … Continue reading How has looking at math differently helped me? -To be marked →
The Culture of Mathematics- To be marked
How do we share with others (colleagues and students) that mathematics is actually not value- and culture-free? What are your thoughts on (and response to) this question? When asked why I loved my in grade 12, I responded with “because no matter who you are, where you live, or the differences in your life, math is always … Continue reading The Culture of Mathematics- To be marked →
Lesson Analysis Tool: Helping to create culturally responsive lessons-To be marked
I found that the lesson analysis tool to be quite insightful about what it means to have a culturally responsive lesson plan. There are aspect of a lesson plan I would not think to consider, simply because during my three years of creating lesson plans it was never suggested. The first one is asking the … Continue reading Lesson Analysis Tool: Helping to create culturally responsive lessons-To be marked →
