Proper Integration: Recent Episodes
Emily Eden
Exploring the integration of Common Core State Standards and comparing the results to education, psychological, and neuro-scientific research and experiences.
There are many reasons students struggle in math, and this episode aims to explore a couple of reasons why. In Barriers of Literacy pt.1, we take a hard look at anxiety, demographics, and teacher's perceptions of math to try and find a place to start to help our students succeed.
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Beilock, S. L., Gunderson, E. A., Ramirez, G., & Levine, S. C. (2010). Female teachers' math anxiety affects girls' math achievement. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS, 107(5), 1860-1863. doi:10.1073/pnas.0910967107
Osborne, J. W. (2001). Testing stereotype threat: Does anxiety explain race and sex differences in achievement? Contemporary Educational Psychology, 26(3), 291-310. doi:10.1006/ceps.2000.1052
Riegle-Crumb, C., & Grodsky, E. (2010). Racial-ethnic differences at the intersection of math course-taking and achievement. Sociology of Education, 83(3), 248-270. doi:10.1177/0038040710375689
Time Magazine Article
Edutopia Article
Youcubed
Music: L'Etoile danse (Pt. 1) by Meydan, Retrieved from Freemusicarchive.com
In this episode we explore a brief history of Common Core, analyze teaching methods from across the globe, and reflect upon whether Common Core has achieved it's goal of increasing the depth of understanding in American Mathematics Education.
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Music: L'Etoile danse (Pt. 1) by Meydan
http://www.corestandards.org/other-resources/key-shifts-in-mathematics/
Boaler, Jo. Limitless Mind: Learn, Lead, and Live without Barriers. 2019.