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When the World is Not the Problem: Real-World Contexts as Analogies Haiwen Chu Laurie H. Rubel Lauren Shookhoff City University of New York Mathematics Education and Society 7 This material is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under grant no. 0742614. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

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When the World is Not the Problem: Real-World Contexts as Analogies

Haiwen ChuLaurie H. Rubel

Lauren ShookhoffCity University of New York

Mathematics Education and Society 7

This material is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under grant no. 0742614. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or

recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

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Culturally relevant mathematics pedagogy

• Teaching mathematics for understanding

• Centering instruction on students’ experiences

• Developing critical consciousness about and with mathematics

Connecting concepts, procedures, and representationsGrappling with important mathematics

Mathematizing everyday, familiar, or local contextsSolving abstract problems with familiar representationsCreating classroom norms that facilitate broad and sustained participation

Addressing issues of power as objects of mathematical analysisInviting students to be critical about mathematics

(Ladson-Billings, 1995; Gutstein et al., 1997) (Rubel & Chu, 2012)

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Culturally Relevant Mathematics Pedagogy

Teaching for Understanding making connections grappling with mathematics

Centering on Students everyday or local contexts familiar representations widening participation

Developing Criticality with and about math addressing issues with math being critical about math

Real-World Contexts

Problem-Contexts

Analogies

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• Why am I even teaching this particular mathematical content?• How am I inviting students to struggle with significant mathematics? • How might this theme connect to my students and their experiences?

• How might my own discomfort with racialized power dynamics between me and my students complicate this process?

Questions for Reflection and Planning

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Implications and Next Steps• Professional Development

• Research

• Analogies

• Elaboration

• CITY DIGITS: Extended Project with a Critical RWC

• Elaboration