Advancing Equity & Strengthening Teaching through Mathematical Modeling 

Pivotal  Space:  Practices for Advancing Equity and   

Relevant Math Modeling Competencies

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Problem Posing Space 

Eliciting diverse ideas, connect to lived experiences, and building consensus around a question or situation for mathematical modeling 

Understand, interpret, and simplify real-world situations.

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Important Quantities  Space

Leveraging varied mathematical understandings and lived experiences to identify important quantities and needed assumptions 

Define relevant quantities and their relationships; make relevant assumptions and decisions  

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Responsive Space

Anticipating, appreciating and responding to varied approaches, experiences and mathematical ideas

Work in groups to communicate about and through mathematics

 

Representation and Communication Space

Considering diverse ways to represent and communicate models, in specific and more general terms, with attention to clarity, reasonableness, relevance and developmental appropriateness 

Create mathematical models, generate solutions and interpret results using relevant knowledge and experience with the context

 

Revision and Generalization Space

Recognizing when models need refinement, adjustment, or can be shared and reused in similar situations

Evaluate accuracy and fit of the model