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Welcome to MEAD 2021!!!

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Saturday, January 23 • 3:30pm - 4:30pm
There's no social justice without numerical literacy!

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A numerical literacy (NL) technique, called reverse quantitative analysis (RQA, or working backward from a numerical result), will be explained along with why NL must be part of social justice and how NL will be incorporated into a new Tucson high school's curriculum. Attendees will be challenged with numerous RQA examples
Speakers
JM

Jason Makansi

Desert Sage Curriculum Lead, Desert Sage School initiative
I am an advocate for injecting numerical literacy/quantitative analysis (NL/QA - similar to, though not the same as, math) into high school curricula and programs, and see this as a piece of the social justice/equity puzzle. Students who leave school (HS, college, or post-undergrad... Read More →
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Steve Brown

Treasurer, Desert Sage School
I'm a native Tucsonan who grew up on a ranch on Box Canyon Road in the Santa Rita Mountains.  In 2014 I retired from a career that included classroom teaching K-12, as well as "Community Based Action Research" under the auspices of the University of Massachusetts.  My core work... Read More →

Saturday January 23, 2021 3:30pm - 4:30pm MST
Online
  Social Justice in the Mathematics Classroom, Grades 9-12

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