From Oakland to Wakanda: Transforming Mathematics Classrooms to Become Empowering Spaces

Description

Leveraging the context of Wakanda from Marvel's Black Panther movie, this session connects features of Wakanda to high-quality mathematics teaching and learning. Strategies include connecting math tasks to problems of social justice, valuing and making space for students' cultural identities and interests, and the use of "rough draft talk."

Lead Speaker

Imani Masters Goffney, University of Maryland-College Park

Co-Speaker(s)

Antonia Adams, Alvin ISD
Charles Wilkes

Audience

General Interest

Topics

Beyond the Classroom Walls: Empowerment, Access, and Equity

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