Building Mathematics Learning Communities: Improving Outcomes in Urban High Schools

By Erica N. Walker

Drawing on perceptions, behaviours, and experiences of students at an urban high school--both high and low achievers--this timely book demonstrates how urban youth can be meaningfully engaged in learning mathematics. The author presents a ''potential'' model rather than a ''deficit'' model, complete with teaching strategies and best practices for teaching mathematics in innovative and relevant ways. This resource offers practical insights for pre- and in-service teachers and administrators on facilitating positive interactions, engagement, and achievement in mathematics, particularly with Black and Latino/a students. It also examines societal perceptions of urban students and how these affect teaching and learning, policies, and mathematics outcomes.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807753289
• ISBN13: 9780807753286
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.8"