Reading Apprenticeship Inspired Assignment or Lesson
Reading Apprenticeship Inspired Assignment or Lesson
This activity does not depend on students' prior mathematical knowledge. Each "read and reflect" assignment highlights a different mathematician. A good pacing is to assign one mathematician every week or two during the first half of the semester.
The students will read an article featuring each mathematician, write a reflection on a discussion board and respond to another student's reflection. Alternatively or additionally, the students will complete a more extensive reflection on a mathematician of their choice in an individual assignment.
Students will read and discuss the stories of BIPOC and female mathematicians, and reflect on their own lived experiences, those of their fellow students, and those of the mathematicians.
This series of activities is completed asynchronously, and can be used in face-to-face or online classes. Students read each article about a BIPOC and/or female mathematician outside of class meeting time and post their reflection in the corresponding discussion in their LMS. They also respond to anther student's reflection. The students can be put into discussion groups in the LMS, or have a whole class discussion. They do this for four articles. One article discussion per week is recommended. Alternatively, or additionally, the students can select a mathematician to read about from additional resources below and complete a more extensive reflection. Consider allowing students to complete their discussion contributions and longer reflection in writing or by video.
Students work with articles about mathematicians from historically underrepresented groups. The materials were selected because they tell stories about the mathematicians' personal experiences, not just their mathematical expertise.
Highlighted Mathematicians:
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