Resume

I received a Masters of Education in Curriculum & Instruction. 

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Integrated Project (Please click on the link to read the whole project)

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Abstract:

In this paper, I explore the idea of restructuring math education so that my students can be more successful in higher level mathematics courses. I begin by analyzing previous solutions used to reduce the disparity in math achievement between different populations of students and discuss why these solutions do not work. I then review the role of standards and explore how to still have standards but reduce the “othering” caused by them. I propose that we change the way that we use standards, and that we should view standards as a benchmark rather than concepts that must be mastered by a certain time. In addition, I suggest that individualized learning could be a technique used to help students work at their own pace and used to reduce “othering” that occurs too often in math classrooms. I then propose a new way the mathematics curriculum should be structured starting in early grades. Lastly, I lay out a current day Algebra 2 curriculum that implements aspects of individualized learning.