Social Justice by the Numbers: Integrating social justice topics within mathematics courses

Session 6

Erin Giorgio, Brad Latimer, Mark Miles, Elizabeth Menasion — Science Leadership Academy; Philadelphia Teaching Fellows; Penn GSE

Why are the prices at grocery stores different depending on their location? Is there a pattern to where they are located? Are all groups proportionately represented in local and federal government? What is the mathematics behind minimum wage and living wage? Join us for a conversation that examines these questions (and more) through a mathematical lens, with a focus on strategies to incorporate social justice activities and projects into a high school mathematics curriculum.

Below is a folder of resources for Teaching Social Justice in Math Class.

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B2piNgDVXKQNZXppU1k4aXBwUGM&usp=sharing

Conversational Practice

Both teachers and students will present activities/projects that have been integrated into our SLA math and elective courses. The majority of the session will focus on brainstorming strategies to implement social justice themes across subject areas.

Conversation Links

Presenter Profiles

Brad Latimer

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Schedule

Friday, Jan 23

Visual Narrative for Teachers 9am–12pm
- Visual Narrative for Teachers
  
  In this three-hour intensive workshop, you will work with the students and faculty of SLA’s Rough Cut Productions to learn the technical and artistic techniques of communicating through video.
  
  Registration required
Welcome 10am–3pm
- Spend the day at Science Leadership Academy. EduCon attendees have free admission to the Franklin Institute and other local Philadelphia institutions on Friday.
Friday Night Panel 6–8pm
- Connections
  
  Join us as visionaries from across a wide spectrum of our world come together to explore how making connections has been a fundamental aspect of their innovations.
Reception 8–10pm

Saturday, Jan 24

Registration & Coffee 8:30–9:15am
Keynote 9:15–9:45am
- Keynote
  
  Lori Shorr - Chief Education Officer, City of Philadelphia.
Conversation Session 1 10–11:30am
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Cross-Pollination Lunch 11:30am–1pm
- Encienda Educon
  
  Join us for a session of “lightning presentations” delivered by EduCon participants. Each presenter will have five minutes to share an idea, broken down into twenty slides, which automatically advance every fifteen seconds.
Conversation Session 2 1–2:30pm
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Conversation Session 3 3–4:30pm
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Making Connections 5–7pm
- “Philly Classic” Dinner
Networking Social 7:30–11pm

Sunday, Jan 25

Coffee & Conversations 8:30–9am
Panel Discussion 9–10:30am
- Connections in Education
  
  Join a panel of world-class educators discuss how the idea of connections informs and transforms their practice.
Conversation Session 4 10:30am–12pm
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Cross-Pollination Lunch 12–12:30pm
Conversation Session 5 12:30–2pm
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Conversation Session 6 2:30–4pm
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