1. Grounding Metaphor: Start with a concrete experience
2. People Talk: Describe changes and relationships through stories and pictures
3. Feature Talk: Identify the features that are changing
4. Iconic Representation: Create icons to represent the features and build iconic sentences
5. Abstract Symbolic Representation (ASR): Introduce the notation used by mathematicians

UCLA’s With Different Eyes and Mission High School’s Creating Balance in an Unjust World

THE ALGEBRA PROJECT EMPOWERS TEACHERS TO RETHINK CURRICULA (6-12)

ANTONIO OROZCO, ACADEMIA AVANCE CHARTER; EVAN RUSHTON, FRANKLIN HS

Abstract:  This interactive workshop helps participants explore the pedagogy of the Algebra Project and think about how to get in on the ground level of creating meaningful curricula. Experienced Algebra Project teachers will facilitate a workshop that incorporates the Algebra Project’s 5-step curricular process, a vehicle for empowering students as they discover they have a mathematical voice.

 (Participants identifying features of the event: "Make-Do Stories")

Session Outcome and Goals

• Participants will learn the 5-step curricular process and apply it to a personal situation
• Participants will reflect on the benefits to this teaching method
• Participants will develop their own adaptations to this style and how they could incorporate it in their teaching
• Participants will engage in a conversation around involving students in social justice issues
• The Algebra Project has a goal of spreading the 5-step curricular process and techniques for creating equity in the classroom
• The Algebra Project would like to extend its network of math teachers and social justice workers to create more opportunities for all students to get involved