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Saturday, January 23 • 2:15pm - 3:15pm
Equity, Equality and Gerrymandering

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Is equality the same as fairness? Let’s invite your middle school students to find out! Come explore how students can use mathematics to understand and debate social justice related to Gerrymandering . This session will explore a sequence of mathematical tasks involving equity, equality, equations, inequalities and surface area.
Speakers
avatar for Justin Powell

Justin Powell

Sunnyside Unified School District
Justin Powell is a 9th grade math teacher at Desert View High School in the Sunnyside Unified School District in Tucson, AZ. He is interested in the intersection of math, art, robotics, and social justice. He is an alumni of the Park City Mathematics Institute and works as a teacher... Read More →
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Tyler McMinimy

7th/8th Math and Algebra
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Nathan Davis

Teacher, Tucson USD
Nathan Davis earned a BA in History and Political Science from the University of Arizona and an MA in International Affairs from the George Washington University. He worked in politics and government in Washington, DC, before returning to Tucson in 2018 to pursue a career in education... Read More →

Saturday January 23, 2021 2:15pm - 3:15pm MST
Online
  Social Justice in the Mathematics Classroom, Grades 6-8

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