A Story of African American Female Students as Mathematical Learners and Problem Solvers
Crystal Hill, Ph.D.
Date: November 19, 2009 12:00pm - 1:00pm
School of Education Indianapolis, Third Floor Commons

The purpose of this study is two-fold. Firstly, this study will examine how African American female students solve mathematics problems and how they think about, understand, best learn, and feel about mathematics. Secondly, this study will address major gaps in the problem solving and gender literature concerning African American females as mathematical learners. This study seeks to legitimize the mathematical thinking of African American female students by increasing their voices in the mathematics and gender literature, which are currently dominated by voices of the mainstream white population. My "desire to be a megaphone for these [students´] voices" -a medium through which to amplify their stories as mathematical learners", reflects my commitment to exploring and sharing the mathematical experiences of African American female students.

Teaching teachers: Building a quality school of urban education.
Date: November 16, 2009 12:00pm-1:00pm
School of Education at Indianapolis, Third Floor Commons

Partnering to prepare urban teachers: A call to activism.
Date: December 10, 2009 12:00pm-1:00pm
School of Education at Indianapolis, Third Floor Commons

Click above to read a Teach for America Brief

Click above to read A Decade Plus Nine: Improvement in Indiana´s Public Schools by Victor A. Smith

Click the above title to review the rule revisions for REPA.

Through research and interviews with nonprofit leaders nationally, the book includes information about Indianapolis-based people and programs including Dr. Robert Helfenbein Associate Director for Community Engagement of the Center for Urban and Multicultural Education at IUPUI.