This assignment not only helps our students to become lifelong critical and analytical thinkers, but also benefits them in the following ways:
- Improve academic literacy
- Engage students in oral discourse
- Link mathematics to real-world situations
- Develop students’ Habits of Mind
- Improve written communication
- Give students current events awareness
- Build community among all grade levels
- Improve SAT, SBAC and Common Core assessments
Kelly Turner is in her 15th year of teaching. She currently teaches AP Calculus AB and Math 4 at Loara High School in the Anaheim Union High School District.