Honors Projects

Author(s)

Jodie CahillFollow

Abstract

As a preservice teacher, I have always been taught that mathematics should be relatable to students. My future students live in a tumultuous society with many social justice issues affecting them. In the endeavor to connect mathematics to the real world, I sought to intertwine social justice topics into mathematics lessons. My research question is: How do social justice topics support preservice mathematics teachers’ endeavors to enrich their future students’ educations? I conducted a two-part professional development workshop for preservice teachers at Bowling Green State University about teaching mathematics for social justice in order to answer this question. There was a significant shift in mindset as tracked from a pre-survey to a post-survey, leading me to conclude that this workshop was effective in preparing preservice teachers to teach mathematics for social justice.

Department

Adolescent Young Adult

Major

Integrated Mathematics Education

First Advisor

Dr. Jonathan D. Bostic

First Advisor Department

Education

Second Advisor

Dr. Heath A. Diehl

Second Advisor Department

Honors Program

Publication Date

Fall 12-12-2021

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