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The Colors of Algebra
Rigor and Resilience at a "Last Chance" School


Joanne da Luz, Life Learning Academy, San Francisco USD

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Teaching Key Algebraic Concepts through Interdisciplinary Mathematics Teaching Students Who Have Failed in – and Been Failed By – Traditional Schooling

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Reflective Interview
About the unit, the students, and the school.
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interview: Justin Warren
In this clip, my colleage Justin, the art and photography teacher at Life Learning Academy, reflects on his own experience with algebra and explains how "space and dimension" help students to conceptualize the process of multiplication whether it be with numbers and/or variables.
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Site last updated July 5, 2006