EDMA 515 - Social Justice in the Math Classroom

Often, we think of social justice topics as belonging most naturally in an ELA or social studies classroom. After all, don’t numbers and math formulas work the same regardless of your background or circumstances? However, when done correctly, discussions about social justice issues can actually contribute to a more authentic and relevant learning experience in mathematics.

In this course, you’ll learn how to implement social justice in the math classroom, with concrete strategies and activities spanning from early childhood to high school. You’ll examine how implicit bias has impacted education, particularly mathematics. In addition, you’ll see how to incorporate real-world topics in social justice into your math lessons, as well as introducing students to diverse trailblazers in the field.

Using the strategies from this course, you’ll be able to create a more academically, culturally, and socially sound environment for teaching and learning mathematics