for this workshop
A social justice curriculum in mathematics: resources for future research
at the
American Institute of Mathematics, Pasadena, California
organized by
Joe Hibdon, Lily Khadjavi, Drew Lewis, and Bianca Thompson
This workshop, sponsored by AIM and the NSF, will bring together authors and contributors of quantitative justice Open Education Resources (OERs); instructors of quantitative justice-themed courses; pedagogical experts; and experts in authoring accessible OERs to collaborate on the development of quantitative justice-focused OERs. The goals of the workshop include:
- Accelerating progress on existing, in-development OERs, including the growing body of resources for introductory and quantitative reasoning courses,
- Generating collaborations aimed at the development of quantitative justice OERs for advanced math courses,
- Building a long-term collaboration between instructors, authors, and researchers centered around a shared commitment to equitable and justice-oriented teaching.
- Using open source tools (e.g. PreTeXt) to create and share accessible open education resources,
- Using asset-based mindsets necessary for building inclusive classrooms and teaching social justice topics,
- Developing a shared understanding of the growing field of quantitative justice and its applications to mathematics education,
- Equipping instructors with strategies for engaging in quantitative justice work in partnership with and in service to communities.
This event will be run as an AIM-style workshop. Participants will be invited to suggest open problems and questions before the workshop begins, and these will be posted on the workshop website. These include specific problems on which there is hope of making some progress during the workshop, as well as more ambitious problems which may influence the future activity of the field. Lectures at the workshop will be focused on familiarizing the participants with the background material leading up to specific problems, and the schedule will include discussion and parallel working sessions.
Space and funding is available for a few more participants. If you would like to participate, please apply by filling out the on-line form no later than March 1, 2025. Applications are open to all, and we especially encourage women, underrepresented minorities, junior mathematicians, and researchers from primarily undergraduate institutions to apply.
Before submitting an application, please read the description of the AIM style of workshop.
For more information email workshops@aimath.org
