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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2014 Annual Meeting and Exposition

Please note: The NCTM conference program is subject to change.

331- Getting Real: Using a Culturally Relevant and Cognitively Demanding Mathematics Tasks Rubric

Friday, April 11, 2014: 8:00 AM-9:15 AM
Grand Salon 15-18 (Hilton)
Lead Speaker:
Yolanda A. Parker
Co-Speaker:
Shelly M. Jones


Participants in this session will learn about cognitively demanding tasks and maintaining the cognitive demand, while ensuring that the tasks are also culturally relevant. We will utilize and critique the usefulness of a CRCD (culturally relevant, cognitively demanding) task rubric to evaluate a set of teacher-created tasks.

Presentation Format: Preservice and In-Service Gallery Workshop
Grade Band Audience: Preservice and Inservice