Paris International Conference on Education, Economy and Society

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Paris International Conference on Education,
Economy and Society

• Mathematics and culture in the minority classroom
• Yvette dEntremont, PhD
• Campus Saint-Jean / University of Alberta
• Canada
• July 2008

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INTRODUCTION

• Integration of the cultural heritage of students
  into the mathematics curriculum
• Mathematics and culture
• Linking mathematics and culture
• Student experiences and previous learning
• Role of schools

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MATHEMATICS AND CULTURE

• Culture Beliefs, values, attitudes, customs,
  social relationships, art and literature
  that define an ethnic group of people.
• (Abidi, 1996 Banks, 2008)

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MATHEMATICS AND CULTURE

• Mathematics is not a culture free discipline.
• (Zaslavsky, 1998)

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BEAD WORK
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MICMAC PORCUPINE QUILL BASKET
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NAVAJO RUG
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CONTEXT OF STUDY

• Mathematics educators
• Involved programs of study
• Alberta
• Saskatchewan
• Francophone schools
• Incorporating lived experiences of students

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METHODOLOGY

• Define culture
• How can culture be demonstrated in the classroom?
• Identify the cultural backgrounds of your
  students.
• Develop/plan an activity that integrates
  mathematics and culture

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CONTENT INTEGRATION

• The way and the extent to which educators use
  traditions and information related to the
  cultural backgrounds of their students to
  illustrate the key concepts, principles,
  generalizations, and theories in their subject
  area of discipline.
• (Banks, 2008)

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JOANNE

• ROMAN NUMERALS
• I 1, V 5, X 10, L 50, C 100,
• D 500, M 1000
• 2008 is MMVIII
• 1988 is MCMLXXXVIII

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SANDRA

• Development of a number system
• Hieroglyphic writing
• single stroke 1, heel bone 10,
• coiled rope 100, lotus flower 1 000,
• bent finger 10 000, tadpole 100 000,
• astonished person 1 000 000.

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CHRISTINE

• The Dream Catcher

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MICHELLE
 La ceinture fléchée 
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CONCLUSION

• The Canadian reality
• The integration of mathematics and culture
• The role of lived experiences
• The role of lived educators