Lesson / Reflection

Design a lesson that connects mathematics content to issues of social justice or community concerns in
your school context. (See Gutstein (2016) reading and the resource “SJMathGuide” for ideas of what
this might look like).

Your lesson plan must meet the following criteria:
1. It must target a well-defined mathematical concept – what Gutstein refers to as classical
knowledge.
2. It must also integrate at least one of the other 3Cs: community knowledge OR critical
knowledge. (I realize that Gutstein advocates for curriculum and instruction that includes all
three Cs. However, for the purpose of this assignment, the connections can involve either
community knowledge or critical knowledge).
3. There is not a required format for the lesson plan. However, it should include the following:
• Learning objectives
• Lesson procedures (including what you and the students will be doing)
• Learning tasks/activities
• Questions that you will ask the students - You must include the questions that you
would ask to ensure that students CONNECT classicalmathematical knowledge with
community or critical knowledge.
• Instructional resources and materials used

Reflection:
In addition to the Lesson Plan itself, you should include responses to the following questions:
1. How will the lesson plan help students build connections among classical, community, and/or cultural
knowledge?
2. How does the lesson support equity and/or social justice?
3. As you think about incorporating lesson such as this one into your mathematics instruction, what is
one “take-away” from this assignment? In other words, what have you learned from creating this
lesson plan?