Abstract
Background: This article describes teachers’ equity concerns related to teaching mathematics online as a result of the COVID-19 pivot to online/distance-based instruction. COVID-19 restrictions forced the creation of virtual education contexts that magnified existing equity issues related to access to technology and the challenges of providing inquiry-based, student-centered instruction. Methods: This study took place under conditions promulgated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Nine teachers agreed to share their observations and experiences with the sudden switch to teaching mathematics online. Our methods included two online open response surveys. We qualitatively analyzed the responses from the surveys, coding for a priori, and emergent themes (Charmaz, 1995; Emerson et al., 2011). Findings: The results indicate that our participants experienced concerns for students and families struggling to effectively engage with and access online education, and shared the practices and online tools they found most and least helpful in enacting equitable instruction. Contribution: This work sheds light on how skilled and caring teachers leveraged prior experiences, collegial support, and technological tools to meet the challenges brought by the sudden transition to online mathematics pedagogy.
Highlights
Equity concerns are central to the effective teaching and learning of mathematics (AMTE, 2017; Horn, 2012; National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), 2014, 2018; Ruef, 2021)
Contribution: This work sheds light on how skilled and caring teachers leveraged prior experiences, collegial support, and technological tools to meet the challenges brought by the sudden transition to online mathematics pedagogy
Equity concerns are central to the effective teaching and learning of mathematics (AMTE, 2017; Horn, 2012; NCTM, 2014, 2018; Ruef, 2021)
Summary
Equity concerns are central to the effective teaching and learning of mathematics (AMTE, 2017; Horn, 2012; NCTM, 2014, 2018; Ruef, 2021). Equitable mathematics teaching and learning is inclusive. Effective teaching and learning of mathematics must explicitly address equity issues in order to reframe the culture of mathematics and open learning opportunities to all students (Ruef, 2021). This article describes teachers’ equity concerns related to teaching mathematics online as a result of the COVID-19 pivot to online/distance-based instruction. COVID-19 restrictions forced the creation of virtual education contexts that magnified existing equity issues related to access to technology and the challenges of providing inquiry-based, student-centered instruction
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