[ProfessionalDevelopment 2328] from math for social justice to math for carpentry and nursingWrigley, Heide heide at literacywork.comWed Jul 16 20:00:49 EDT 2008
Wow - Susan What great resources - I had no idea! Thanks so much I have a further question (and apologize for high jacking this particular thread) Do you (or anyone) have resources for making algebra and geometry accessible to students who didn't take to math in regular school but now need math as a prerequisite to get into training for the jobs they would really like to have (carpentry - both algebra and geometry are required; nursing (algebra and chemistry math) Adult students ready to transition to occupational training often flunk out of these classes because they are taught fairly disconnected from what students are good at (experiential stuff). I know some college instructors who would love to make math concepts come alive for their non-traditional students but don't know where to go for resources. Any ideas? Thanks so much Heide Heide Spruck Wrigley Senior Researcher Literacywork International -----Original Message----- From: professionaldevelopment-bounces at nifl.gov [mailto:professionaldevelopment-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Susan Kidd Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 12:32 PM To: The Adult Literacy Professional Development Discussion List Subject: [ProfessionalDevelopment 2325] Re: critical thinking and numeracy Here are a few useful resources for those interested in linking math and social justice: 1) Rethinking Mathematics: Teaching Social Justice by the Numbers edited by Eric Gutstein ISBN: 0942961544, published 2006 2) Open Secrets Lists campaign income and expenditures for national candidates http://www.opensecrets.org/?gclid=CMPJoe_Ag5MCFQkXiQodsThswg 3) Follow the money Interactive map that lets you track political donations by topic and party over time http://www.followthemoney.org/ 4) Radical Math website - "a resource for educators interested in integrating issues of social and economic justice into math classes and curriculum." http://www.radicalmath.org/ Susan Kidd ABE Professional Development Coordinator State Board for Community & Technical Colleges office phone: 509-682-6968 cell phone: 509-630-4520 skidd at sbctc.edu -----Original Message----- From: professionaldevelopment-bounces at nifl.gov [mailto:professionaldevelopment-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Taylor, Jackie Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 11:02 AM To: The Adult Literacy Professional Development Discussion List Subject: [ProfessionalDevelopment 2321] Re: critical thinking and numeracy Hi Tricia, All, Tricia, thanks for sharing this. In tandem with the other threads under discussion, I'm wondering if you might give us some examples of ways in which topics of a social justice concern can intersect with numeracy. And if you have specific resources or lesson activity examples to share, that would be great, too. I'm also wondering about science and history. In what ways might numeracy interact with these areas to promote critical thinking -- and how might that be approached in ways that build on students' real interests and concerns? I'm thinking specifically of ABE learners though I welcome suggestions for ESL too. Does anyone have thoughts on that? Thanks, Jackie Jackie Taylor jataylor at utk.edu http://www.nifl.gov/pipermail/professionaldevelopment/attachments/200807 14/6f0f24ad/attachment-0001.html t ---------------------------------------------------- National Institute for Literacy Adult Literacy Professional Development mailing list professionaldevelopment at nifl.gov To unsubscribe or change your subscription settings, please go to http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/professionaldevelopment Professional Development section of the Adult Literacy Education Wiki http://wiki.literacytent.org/index.php/Adult_Literacy_Professional_Development -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.nifl.gov/pipermail/professionaldevelopment/attachments/20080716/9d258a2a/attachment.html
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