Article
Building Mathematical Skills and Community Relationships Through Crash Reconstruction
ASCD Express
(2017)
Abstract
As a 9th grade math teacher working with our school's most at-risk students, I'm constantly thinking of how to help students see math as a bridge to real-world applications, careers, and the larger community. I often reach out to community members and invite them to share how math is practiced in their particular field. And I've found that unlikely sources can sometimes make the most meaningful impressions. For example, you might not think my students would clamor for math lessons demonstrated by a local police officer, but that's just what happened. My school's liaison officer connected me to the local Metro East Crime Lab, where I met Trooper Brad Brachear of the Region IV Traffic Crash Reconstruction Unit of the Illinois State Police.
Disciplines
Publication Date
2017
Citation Information
Kelly W. Remijan. "Building Mathematical Skills and Community Relationships Through Crash Reconstruction" ASCD Express (2017) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/kelly-remijan/13/