Health Literacy in the Mathematics Classroom: The Iowa Core Curriculum As An Opportunity to Deepen Students’ Understanding of Mathematics

Authors

Elana Joram, University of Northern IowaFollow
Susan Roberts-Dobie, University of Northern IowaFollow
Nadene Davidson, University of Northern IowaFollow

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book/Conference Title Title

Iowa Council of Teachers of Mathematics Journal

Volume

36

First Page

38

Last Page

54

Abstract

By 2012, all high schools in Iowa will be required to incorporate the new Iowa Core Curriculum, followed by elementary and middle schools in 2014 (Iowa Department of Education, 2009). The Iowa Core Curriculum addresses the question: "How is Iowa's educational system preparing our youth for successful lives in the 21st-century global environment?" (Davidson, 2009). It consists of core content standards, and identifies essential concepts and skills for content areas. The Iowa Core Curriculum also includes the ―21st Century Skills‖ of ―health, financial, technology, and civic literacy, and employability skills. These skills are to be infused into existing subject matter rather than taught as separate stand-alone subjects.

Department

Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations

Comments

First published in Iowa Council of Teachers of Mathematics Journal, v. 36 (2009), pp. 38-54, published by Iowa Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Original Publication Date

2009

Repository

UNI ScholarWorks, University of Northern Iowa, Rod Library

Copyright

© 2009 Iowa Council of Teachers of Mathematics. The copyright holder has granted permission for posting.

Date Digital

2009

Language

EN

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Joram, Elana; Roberts-Dobie, Susan; and Davidson, Nadene, "Health Literacy in the Mathematics Classroom: The Iowa Core Curriculum As An Opportunity to Deepen Students’ Understanding of Mathematics" (2009). Faculty Publications. 2.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/epf_facpub/2