A little something I like to revisit this time of year.
When I read this in 1998, I had no idea bell hooks was welcoming me to the adult basic education class I found myself teaching in 2001, in a community where I felt whole and where I belonged, two feelings that were novel to me at the time.
When I read this in 1998, I had no idea bell hooks was welcoming me to the adult basic education class I found myself teaching in 2001, in a community where I felt whole and where I belonged, two feelings that were novel to me at the time.
September 8, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Gorgeous sashiko stitching (hitomezashi & moyōzashi) at the Minnesota State Fair.
September 6, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Beautiful quilts from this year’s Minnesota State Fair
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September 6, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Barcelona is Made of Math.
This article is a virtual tour of the Spanish city where mathematics, art, and exploration meet. #ANNMath #rehumanizingmath #AdultEdu
This article is a virtual tour of the Spanish city where mathematics, art, and exploration meet. #ANNMath #rehumanizingmath #AdultEdu
Barcelona Is Made of Math (Gift Article)
A virtual tour of the architecture in a city where mathematics and exploration meet.
www.nytimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Barcelona is Made of Math.
This article is a virtual tour of the Spanish city where mathematics, art, and exploration meet. #ANNMath #rehumanizingmath #AdultEdu
This article is a virtual tour of the Spanish city where mathematics, art, and exploration meet. #ANNMath #rehumanizingmath #AdultEdu
Rehumanized version: Recall what you learned about Ratios last year. Use the ratio language to describe a relationship between two quantities.
Reading Ease: 59.16 (close to 60 is good)
Flesch-Kincaid grade lvl: 7.37
#RehumanizingMath
#CulturallyRelevantTeaching
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Reading Ease: 59.16 (close to 60 is good)
Flesch-Kincaid grade lvl: 7.37
#RehumanizingMath
#CulturallyRelevantTeaching
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February 2, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Rehumanized version: Recall what you learned about Ratios last year. Use the ratio language to describe a relationship between two quantities.
Reading Ease: 59.16 (close to 60 is good)
Flesch-Kincaid grade lvl: 7.37
#RehumanizingMath
#CulturallyRelevantTeaching
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Reading Ease: 59.16 (close to 60 is good)
Flesch-Kincaid grade lvl: 7.37
#RehumanizingMath
#CulturallyRelevantTeaching
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Example: CC 6.RP.A.1 (Go to Common Core site) standard is written at a 12th grade level.
It is a 6th grade standard. +
#RehumanizingMath
#CulturallyRelevantTeaching
It is a 6th grade standard. +
#RehumanizingMath
#CulturallyRelevantTeaching
February 2, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Example: CC 6.RP.A.1 (Go to Common Core site) standard is written at a 12th grade level.
It is a 6th grade standard. +
#RehumanizingMath
#CulturallyRelevantTeaching
It is a 6th grade standard. +
#RehumanizingMath
#CulturallyRelevantTeaching
Last few posts...
Another way to rehumanize our content is to make sure it is accessible to all Ss.
Low floor-High ceiling.
Our Ss are not written at an accessible grade level for most Ss.
Teachers or adults in general.
They read like gibberish.
#RehumanizingMath
#CulturallyRelevantTeaching
Another way to rehumanize our content is to make sure it is accessible to all Ss.
Low floor-High ceiling.
Our Ss are not written at an accessible grade level for most Ss.
Teachers or adults in general.
They read like gibberish.
#RehumanizingMath
#CulturallyRelevantTeaching
February 2, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Last few posts...
Another way to rehumanize our content is to make sure it is accessible to all Ss.
Low floor-High ceiling.
Our Ss are not written at an accessible grade level for most Ss.
Teachers or adults in general.
They read like gibberish.
#RehumanizingMath
#CulturallyRelevantTeaching
Another way to rehumanize our content is to make sure it is accessible to all Ss.
Low floor-High ceiling.
Our Ss are not written at an accessible grade level for most Ss.
Teachers or adults in general.
They read like gibberish.
#RehumanizingMath
#CulturallyRelevantTeaching
What better way to teach writing an essay than by letting them start w/something they are learning/using in other classes??
They will see how things are connected and no longer look at the 4 subjects as separate.
#RehumanizingMath
#CulturallyRelevantTeaching
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They will see how things are connected and no longer look at the 4 subjects as separate.
#RehumanizingMath
#CulturallyRelevantTeaching
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February 2, 2025 at 6:22 PM
What better way to teach writing an essay than by letting them start w/something they are learning/using in other classes??
They will see how things are connected and no longer look at the 4 subjects as separate.
#RehumanizingMath
#CulturallyRelevantTeaching
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They will see how things are connected and no longer look at the 4 subjects as separate.
#RehumanizingMath
#CulturallyRelevantTeaching
+
You can definitely find more pics of 1-room schls and current pics of overcrowded classrooms.
#SocialStudies & #History Teachers could definitely work with their #Math colleagues to develop an interdisciplinary unit; not just 1 lesson.
#CulturallyRelevantTeaching
#RehumanizingMath
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#SocialStudies & #History Teachers could definitely work with their #Math colleagues to develop an interdisciplinary unit; not just 1 lesson.
#CulturallyRelevantTeaching
#RehumanizingMath
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February 2, 2025 at 6:17 PM
You can definitely find more pics of 1-room schls and current pics of overcrowded classrooms.
#SocialStudies & #History Teachers could definitely work with their #Math colleagues to develop an interdisciplinary unit; not just 1 lesson.
#CulturallyRelevantTeaching
#RehumanizingMath
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#SocialStudies & #History Teachers could definitely work with their #Math colleagues to develop an interdisciplinary unit; not just 1 lesson.
#CulturallyRelevantTeaching
#RehumanizingMath
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African American Schoolhouse Museum
Image: White Schoolhouse museum based out of a renovated 1-room Schoolhouse in Worton, MD
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Af...
#CulturallyRelevantTeaching
#RehumanizingMath
Image: White Schoolhouse museum based out of a renovated 1-room Schoolhouse in Worton, MD
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Af...
#CulturallyRelevantTeaching
#RehumanizingMath
commons.wikimedia.org
February 2, 2025 at 6:14 PM
African American Schoolhouse Museum
Image: White Schoolhouse museum based out of a renovated 1-room Schoolhouse in Worton, MD
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Af...
#CulturallyRelevantTeaching
#RehumanizingMath
Image: White Schoolhouse museum based out of a renovated 1-room Schoolhouse in Worton, MD
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Af...
#CulturallyRelevantTeaching
#RehumanizingMath
What could be done to decrease the # of Ss in your classes?
This will cover the Belonging Dimension.
Do the Ss believe they truly belong to the schl community? Do their opinions matter? Do they matter?
#RehumanizingMath
#8Dimensions
This will cover the Belonging Dimension.
Do the Ss believe they truly belong to the schl community? Do their opinions matter? Do they matter?
#RehumanizingMath
#8Dimensions
February 2, 2025 at 6:03 PM
What could be done to decrease the # of Ss in your classes?
This will cover the Belonging Dimension.
Do the Ss believe they truly belong to the schl community? Do their opinions matter? Do they matter?
#RehumanizingMath
#8Dimensions
This will cover the Belonging Dimension.
Do the Ss believe they truly belong to the schl community? Do their opinions matter? Do they matter?
#RehumanizingMath
#8Dimensions
Once everyone is done with their Sheet, show them how to turn it into a graph. Compare them all (on projector).
Go back to the 'feeling' questions (body/emotion).
Do you believe you receive appropriate amount of assistance you need to be successful? Why/why not?
#RehumanizingMath
#8Dimensions
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Go back to the 'feeling' questions (body/emotion).
Do you believe you receive appropriate amount of assistance you need to be successful? Why/why not?
#RehumanizingMath
#8Dimensions
+
February 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Once everyone is done with their Sheet, show them how to turn it into a graph. Compare them all (on projector).
Go back to the 'feeling' questions (body/emotion).
Do you believe you receive appropriate amount of assistance you need to be successful? Why/why not?
#RehumanizingMath
#8Dimensions
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Go back to the 'feeling' questions (body/emotion).
Do you believe you receive appropriate amount of assistance you need to be successful? Why/why not?
#RehumanizingMath
#8Dimensions
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Give Ss a Data sheet/table and have them do this before the next class:
In each class, count & record the number of Ss & Ts.
When everyone brings theirs back, discuss and compare.
*This would be a good time to teach making a Table in Docs & Sheets.*
#RehumanizingMath
#8Dimensions
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In each class, count & record the number of Ss & Ts.
When everyone brings theirs back, discuss and compare.
*This would be a good time to teach making a Table in Docs & Sheets.*
#RehumanizingMath
#8Dimensions
+
February 2, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Give Ss a Data sheet/table and have them do this before the next class:
In each class, count & record the number of Ss & Ts.
When everyone brings theirs back, discuss and compare.
*This would be a good time to teach making a Table in Docs & Sheets.*
#RehumanizingMath
#8Dimensions
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In each class, count & record the number of Ss & Ts.
When everyone brings theirs back, discuss and compare.
*This would be a good time to teach making a Table in Docs & Sheets.*
#RehumanizingMath
#8Dimensions
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And now you can introduce #Ratios.
What is a Ratio?
How do we use them?
Why do we use them?
How are they applicable to everyday life?
(Yes, they gon' learn what the word applicable means in *my* class.)
#RehumanizingMath
#8Dimensions
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What is a Ratio?
How do we use them?
Why do we use them?
How are they applicable to everyday life?
(Yes, they gon' learn what the word applicable means in *my* class.)
#RehumanizingMath
#8Dimensions
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February 2, 2025 at 5:54 PM
And now you can introduce #Ratios.
What is a Ratio?
How do we use them?
Why do we use them?
How are they applicable to everyday life?
(Yes, they gon' learn what the word applicable means in *my* class.)
#RehumanizingMath
#8Dimensions
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What is a Ratio?
How do we use them?
Why do we use them?
How are they applicable to everyday life?
(Yes, they gon' learn what the word applicable means in *my* class.)
#RehumanizingMath
#8Dimensions
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Ts talk about class sizes and how we face more challenges when the numbers are high.
Do we expect Ss to *really* learn in those conditions?
When I think about 30+ Ss/class, I miss being a Special Ed T.
#RehumanizingMath
#8Dimensions
Do we expect Ss to *really* learn in those conditions?
When I think about 30+ Ss/class, I miss being a Special Ed T.
#RehumanizingMath
#8Dimensions
February 2, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Ts talk about class sizes and how we face more challenges when the numbers are high.
Do we expect Ss to *really* learn in those conditions?
When I think about 30+ Ss/class, I miss being a Special Ed T.
#RehumanizingMath
#8Dimensions
Do we expect Ss to *really* learn in those conditions?
When I think about 30+ Ss/class, I miss being a Special Ed T.
#RehumanizingMath
#8Dimensions
3. Using a number, how would you explain or describe to me the number of Ss compared to the number of Ts in each classroom?
These questions call to Dr. Gutiérrez's Body/Emotions Dimension of #RehumanizingMath.
It doesn't start/end with content. Look at the learning/teaching conditions.
These questions call to Dr. Gutiérrez's Body/Emotions Dimension of #RehumanizingMath.
It doesn't start/end with content. Look at the learning/teaching conditions.
February 2, 2025 at 5:50 PM
3. Using a number, how would you explain or describe to me the number of Ss compared to the number of Ts in each classroom?
These questions call to Dr. Gutiérrez's Body/Emotions Dimension of #RehumanizingMath.
It doesn't start/end with content. Look at the learning/teaching conditions.
These questions call to Dr. Gutiérrez's Body/Emotions Dimension of #RehumanizingMath.
It doesn't start/end with content. Look at the learning/teaching conditions.
2. What about the number of Teachers?
Do you think there should be more than 1 Teacher in a classroom?
Some classrooms or all? Why?
#RehumanizingMath
#8Dimensions
#DrRochelleGutiérrez
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Do you think there should be more than 1 Teacher in a classroom?
Some classrooms or all? Why?
#RehumanizingMath
#8Dimensions
#DrRochelleGutiérrez
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February 2, 2025 at 5:46 PM
2. What about the number of Teachers?
Do you think there should be more than 1 Teacher in a classroom?
Some classrooms or all? Why?
#RehumanizingMath
#8Dimensions
#DrRochelleGutiérrez
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Do you think there should be more than 1 Teacher in a classroom?
Some classrooms or all? Why?
#RehumanizingMath
#8Dimensions
#DrRochelleGutiérrez
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Qs to pose to Ss:
1. Have you ever looked around your classroom and counted the number of students present at the beginning of the year?
Did you think there were too many or too few?
#RehumanizingMath #8Dimensions #DrRochelleGutiérrez
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1. Have you ever looked around your classroom and counted the number of students present at the beginning of the year?
Did you think there were too many or too few?
#RehumanizingMath #8Dimensions #DrRochelleGutiérrez
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February 2, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Qs to pose to Ss:
1. Have you ever looked around your classroom and counted the number of students present at the beginning of the year?
Did you think there were too many or too few?
#RehumanizingMath #8Dimensions #DrRochelleGutiérrez
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1. Have you ever looked around your classroom and counted the number of students present at the beginning of the year?
Did you think there were too many or too few?
#RehumanizingMath #8Dimensions #DrRochelleGutiérrez
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FYI: I'm planning a TEACH-IN for the King Holiday.
If you canceled your inauguration plans, now you have something else to do! If you aren't a Math/content Teacher, you can sponsor one!
Trying to keep it at/right under 2 hours
Stay tuned!
#RehumanizingMath
#CulturallyRelevantTeaching
If you canceled your inauguration plans, now you have something else to do! If you aren't a Math/content Teacher, you can sponsor one!
Trying to keep it at/right under 2 hours
Stay tuned!
#RehumanizingMath
#CulturallyRelevantTeaching
November 17, 2024 at 11:46 PM
FYI: I'm planning a TEACH-IN for the King Holiday.
If you canceled your inauguration plans, now you have something else to do! If you aren't a Math/content Teacher, you can sponsor one!
Trying to keep it at/right under 2 hours
Stay tuned!
#RehumanizingMath
#CulturallyRelevantTeaching
If you canceled your inauguration plans, now you have something else to do! If you aren't a Math/content Teacher, you can sponsor one!
Trying to keep it at/right under 2 hours
Stay tuned!
#RehumanizingMath
#CulturallyRelevantTeaching