Why Math?

Autor/in	Kinser-Traut, Jennifer Y.
Titel	Why Math?
Quelle	In: Mathematics Teacher, 112 (2019) 7, S.526-530 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0025-5769
Schlagwörter	Mathematics Instruction; Algebra; Learner Engagement; Grade 9; High School Teachers; Mathematics Teachers; Secondary School Mathematics; High School Students; Teacher Student Relationship; Research Projects; Student Interests; Student Attitudes; Disadvantaged Schools; Reflection; Mathematics Activities + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; High school; High schools; Teacher; Teachers; Oberschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Mathematics; Mathematik; Student; Students; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Forschungsvorhaben; Studieninteresse; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	In this article, the author, a ninth grade teacher at a Title I high school, describes how she began her algebra classes with an open-ended research project, entitled Why Math? This project offered opportunities for students to reflect on why mathematics is important and to determine its relevance to them as individuals, that is, why "they" should be learning mathematics. In completing the project, she realized that by sharing authority from the beginning of the school year, she was demonstrating to students that their thoughts, voices, and ideas matter in her classroom. Specifically, their authentic engagement in learning mathematics matters. She concludes that the project built relationships within the classroom, expanded her students' ideas about mathematics, and began to redefine students' mathematical identity while strengthening their relationship with and understanding of mathematics. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. 1906 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191. Tel: 800-235-7566; Tel: 703-620-9840; Fax: 703-476-2570; e-mail: NCTM@nctm.org; Web site: http://www.nctm.org/publications/mathematics-teacher/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01