5 Tips for Culturally Responsive Teaching in the Math Classroom

By Elizabeth Canavan 
edutopia.org
4 min



Teachers can help all students feel like they belong in math classes by creating connections between course material and students’ lives.


Throughout my experience in the secondary mathematics classroom, I have noticed many students, especially students of color, disconnecting from the content presented to them. Rochelle Gutiérrez, a professor of curriculum and instruction, has noted, “Mathematics education cannot truly improve until it adequately addresses the very students who the system has most failed.… We need a central focus on students who are Latinx, Black, and Indigenous in ways that build upon their strengths.”

Creating inclusive classrooms is not a one-and-done fix; instead it is constant, conscious work that educators must do in any classroom. When students are learning math where culturally relevant pedagogy (CRP) strategies are utilized, they can develop an understanding of the importance and usefulness of mathematics as well as develop their ability to discuss relevant societal issues.

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