Mathematics for Human Flourishing--A Book Study

Mathematics for Human Flourishing--A Book Study

Sun, August 9 9:00 PM - Fri, October 2 2020 7:59 PM

Administered by ESD 113

Presenters

  • Carrie Black
  • George Christoph

Description

Description

Take part in this hybrid professional development series--part Canvas and part live-Zoom sessions! 

NOTE: This session is virtually interactive!  It is best experienced on a computer. This event is not well suited for a phone.

You will need a copy of the book to take part in the book study:

Every single person who has contact with students is, whether we realize it or not, a math teacher.  What pedagogical changes in classroom routines are necessary to allow students and teachers to adopt a more purposeful vision of mathematics that taps into the desires that entice us to do mathematics as well as the virtues that mathematics can build? Let's engage in finding out together!

Watch a quick video of Dr. Francis Su discussing Mathematics for Human Flourishing!

The book review from Amazon:

An inclusive vision of mathematics—its beauty, its humanity, and its power to build virtues that help us all flourish! 
  
For mathematician Francis Su, a society without mathematical affection is like a city without concerts, parks, or museums. To miss out on mathematics is to live without experiencing some of humanity’s most beautiful ideas.   
  
In this profound book, written for a wide audience but especially for those disenchanted by their past experiences, an award‑winning mathematician and educator weaves parables, puzzles, and personal reflections to show how mathematics meets basic human desires—such as for play, beauty, freedom, justice, and love—and cultivates virtues essential for human flourishing. These desires and virtues, and the stories told here, reveal how mathematics is intimately tied to being human. Some lessons emerge from those who have struggled, including philosopher Simone Weil, whose own mathematical contributions were overshadowed by her brother’s, and Christopher Jackson, who discovered mathematics as an inmate in federal prison. Christopher’s letters to the author appear throughout the book and show how this intellectual pursuit can—and must—be open to all.

Event Notes

You will need to read Chapters 1-3 prior to our first meeting, so please consider this when ordering your book--it may be helpful to have the Kindle version vs. the actual hard copy. 

Dates

  • Sun, August 9 - Fri, October 2 2020
    9:00 PM - 7:59 PM
    Canvas portion of this course
  • Tue, September 1 2020
    4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
    Zoom
  • Tue, September 15 2020
    4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
    Zoom
  • Tue, September 22 2020
    4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
    Zoom
  • Tue, September 29 2020
    4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
    Zoom

Registration

Event # 105863

Price
$10.00
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Registration Ends
Friday Aug 28, 2020 11:59 PM
Registration is now closed.

Professional Hours

Clock Hour Number: OLAD0592
20.00 Clock Hours $65.00

Subjects

Mathematics