Geographical Information Systems (GIS) are computer programs that allow the user to display data overlayed on top of maps. I collaborated on several projects that leveraged these kinds of tools in support of mathematics education.
Enyedy, N., Danish, J. A., Fields, D., Kao, L., Hart, M., & Mukhopadhyay, S. (2009). Negotiating the “Relevant” in Culturally Relevant Mathematics: The Community Mapping Project. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association.
Tags: Activity Theory, Culturally Relevant Pedagogy, GIS, Mathematics Education, Middle School, Technology
Presentations | Joshua April 17, 2009 | 
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Enyedy, N., Mukhopadhyay, S., & Danish, J. A. (2006). Emergent tensions between statistics education and culturally relevant pedagogies. In A. Rossman & B. Chance (Eds.), Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Teaching Statistics (ICOTS). Salvador Brazil: IASE.
Tags: Culturally Relevant Pedagogy, GIS, High School, Mathematics Education
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Enyedy, N., & Danish, J. A. (2005). At the intersection of classroom culture and culturally relevant pedagogy: What students’ arguments around maps reveal about how to increase student achievement within our diverse society. Paper presented at the International Society for Culture and Activity Research, Sevilla Spain.
Tags: Activity Theory, Culturally Relevant Pedagogy, GIS, High School, Mathematics Education, PDF, Technology
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