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Revisiting Board Games: A New Twist on a Familiar Activity
Get PDFThrough collaboration between university faculty, pre-service teachers, and local teachers, mathematical board games were developed to teach mathematical concepts to students, especially English Language Learners (ELLs). Guidelines, resources, and examples are provided
Methods, Maps, and Meaningful Mathematics
Get PDFThis article is a reflection of one mathematics educator’s journey towards being a critical mathematics teacher educator. By illustrating the manner in which she selected, developed and provided an opportunity for bilingual pre-service teachers (BPSTs) to teach a mathematics lesson with a social justice component to fifth graders in a methods course, she reflects on her own growth and its potential for transformational pedagogy with her students and their future students. The decision making process of task selection, introduction of the task to BPSTs, and the support provided to them to teach the lesson, is articulated in order to make visible the challenge in transforming a teaching practice. Mathematics educators who are also seeking to infuse moresocial-justice focused mathematics activities into their methods courses may relate to ideas in this article, and find support in reading the processes of an early-career teacher educator asking questions of her own praxis
The Co-Construction of Competence: An Activity System Perspective for Leveraging and Strengthening Students’ Language and Mathematics Competencies
No full textWith this article, we share a framework positioning competence not simply as attributes of individuals but as co-constructed during interactions in the classroom. The theoretical framework, Cultural Historical Activity Theory, is shared for the purpose of examining competence construction as an attribute of participation in the activity system of the classroom. A series of vignettes in a first-grade bilingual classroom highlight ways in which components of the activity system of the classroom come together to leverage and strengthen students’ mathematics and language competencies
Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education: Faculty Perceptions of Integration and Other Considerations
Get PDFThis research explores the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in higher education, focusing on faculty perceptions, challenges, opportunities, and ethical considerations. This research uses a survey-based approach to explore faculty members’ perceptions regarding AI\u27s potential to enhance teaching and learning. While AI offers promising opportunities for personalized education and administrative efficiency, concerns about data privacy, ethical implications, and the digital divide persist. The findings highlight the need for comprehensive training, institutional support, and clear policies to ensure responsible AI use. This research contributes to the ongoing dialogue on AI\u27s role in shaping the future of higher education, providing insights for policymakers, administrators, and educators.
 
Radical collaboration: : Co-creating feminist online graduate courses through a university and museum partnership
Get PDFIncreasingly, universities are recognizing the need for more dynamic approaches to designing multi-purpose higher education syllabi, to respond to changing student expectations and to foster a more diverse, inclusive and equitable society. We propose here a new model of curriculum development designed to meet this need, specifically in relation to gender justice. Termed ‘radical collaboration’, we speak of an approach in which museum and university professionals work together, with intersectional feminism integral to the methodology and pedagogy. The specific example provided here, of the co-creation of an online graduate module on American Women’s History by the University of Glasgow, UK, in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., is explored in some depth. The article concludes by asserting the potential of the model to be applied to other institutional contexts, offering a powerful way for museums and universities to work collaboratively to teach history through a feminist lens
“We Haven’t Been the Squeaky Wheel”:: Asian-Americans’ Responses to Asian-hate Incidents during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Get PDFThis qualitative study used a narrative approach to document the experiences of 10 Asian-American working professionals before and during the COVID-19 pandemic and to examine how they made sense of the surge in Asian-hate incidents. Episodic narrative interviews were the main source for data collection. The findings revealed that the participants experienced stereotyping and discrimination in the pre-pandemic workplace which was influenced by gender and social class. During the pandemic, the group faced fear and anxiety and thus, they kept their circle small. Although the participants expressed their shock and disbelief on these incidents, they also felt a sense of guilt. Most believed that this was a resurfacing of systemic racism, but they shared their skepticism and fatigue on what the media showed. They also blamed the US and Chinese administrations for the uptick of these incidents. Finally, the participants empathized with other marginalized groups who have endured similar experiences
In Memoriam: Martha Aliaga, Advocate for Education and Equity
Get PDFOn October 15, 2011, the education community lost one of its dear advocates, Martha Aliaga
Interpreting and Using Gestures of English Language Learners in Mathematics Teaching
Get PDFThis article describes, through two vignettes, the use of gestures in the context of mathematical task-based interviews with 6th-grade students who are English language learners (ELLs). The first vignette illustrates the students’ gestures associated with the concept of area and perimeter and the second vignette displays the effective use of gestures in supporting the students’ thinking. Implications for teaching are also discussed
Poetry Corner
Get PDFLawrence Lesser (The University of Texas at El Paso) is often inspired to write songs or poems related to mathematics education topics. Such creative work can communicate important points with more efficiency and emotion for broader audiences, and TEEM readers are invited to explore this as well. In this mathematical poem, he explores expected value and the mean in the context of social media