Adapting Curriculum for a

More Culturally
Sustaining Environment
Lauren Mundinger and Lorra Marseille
 Reflection:
Who are your students?
Where do they come from?
What do they care about?
What are their assets?
Middle School
and Secondary
Mathematic
Curriculum
What is it missing?
Social and
Emotional
Learning
 “
“Students need to feel safe and

be in a receptive state of mind to

function well academically”

(Gueldner, Feuerborn, & Merrell, pg. 1)

 Building Relationships
Peer-peer relationships Student-teacher relationships
 Positive
Classroom
Environment
Emotions Corresponding
to Math
Growth mindset, validity of emotions
 Culturally
Responsive SEL
Social Justice
Education
 Purpose
a way of teaching and being that supports high-level thinking and
learning connected to our lives.
 What is social justice education?
A Social Justice Educator
is an educator that is
What does social justice mean to you? aware of the world
around them, and finds
way to uplift all students
through critical thinking,
access, resources, and
love.
Principles of Social Justice Education
 Roles
Educator: The Shaper Student: The Leader
It is not my classroom to own;
however, it is my responsibility to Students are the ones leading the
have high expectations, and support way.
the students so that they can meet
Their curiosity, and identities allow
those expectations. I shape the
us to find ways to connect the
layout of the classroom, but I have
things we learn in our classroom to
no control over what my students
the world and our experiences.
decide to bring to the classroom.
 “
What does this look like in mathematics?
linear functions and social justice
 Social Justice education and
intervention encourages…
● Problem solving

● Creativity

● Community Care

● Self-advocacy skills
 Overview: What
have we learned?
The calculations have been
made. Adding SEL
instruction and teaching
social justice ensures better
learning outcomes.
 Carlisle, L, Jackson, B. & George, A. (2006). Principles of Social Justice Education: The

Social Justice Education in Schools Project, Equity & Excellence in Education, 39 (1),

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