My mathematics teaching practice has undergone a profound evolution to embrace ethnomathematics. At the start of the program, I felt that the mathematics curriculum I taught along with my instructional practice did not adequately address the needs of my students. Through an ethnomathematics approach, I was able to shift my focus from a procedural and … read more of Caitlyn Cortez Ethnomath Story
I came into the Ethnomathematics Graduate Certificate (GCERT) program as a state policy leader, serving as the Hawai’i Department of Education’s Mathematics Educational Specialist. What originally brought me into the state level role was my work around empowering students as leaders in dialogic mathematics classrooms, and my hope was to broaden the impact of that … read more of Identity & Perspective
When friends find out that I’m a teacher, our conversations become reflections on their favorite teachers, lunch menus, and how they hated math. This struck a chord with me, and I wondered why they hated math? How much impact can a teacher really have on the lives of his/her students? I have been employed at … read more of “I Hated Math!”
In July 2019, educators from Kahnawake, Canada; Juneau, Alaska; Tallahassee, Florida; Magnolia, Texas; San Diego and Los Angeles, California; and across the Hawaiian Islands gathered for the start of the 12th cohort of the annual ethnomathematics program at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa College of Education. We began our voyage as strangers hailing from as … read more of All Aboard the Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage
