While Einstein has an interesting biography and is known by most elementary students as an outstanding mathematician, should he be the only one we expose our students to? What can we do to shift our students' thinking about mathematicians? What other important mathematicians can we share with them? How can we create opportunities for them to see themselves as mathematicians?
Just as we work to teach our students about diverse writers and scientists, we should also strive to expose them to outstanding mathematicians of all backgrounds. We want our students to understand that there is no limit to what they can become.
In this post--I want to share some resources that can be used in the elementary classroom to teach our students about mathematicians and being a mathematician.
BOOKS:
ARTICLES:
Five Famous Female Mathematicians Institute of Mathematics and its Applications
Famous Mathematicians nrich.org
15 Female Mathematicians Mental Floss
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