Counted Out investigates the biggest crises of our time through an unexpected lens: math.
In our current information economy, math is everywhere. The people we date, the news we see, the influence of our votes, the candidates who win elections, the education we have access to, the jobs we get—all of it is underwritten by an invisible layer of math that few of us understand, or even notice.
But whether we know it or not, our numeric literacy—whether we can speak the language of math—is a critical determinant of social and economic power.
Through a mosaic of personal stories, expert interviews, and scenes of math transformation in action, Counted Out shows what’s at risk if we keep the status quo. Do we want an America in which most of us don’t consider ourselves “math people”? Where math proficiency goes down as students grow up? Or do we want a country where everyone can understand the math that undergirds our society—and can help shape it?
This screening is presented in partnership with The New York State Master Teacher Program. The conversation after the movie will be led by the co-Regional Director of the NYSMTP, Dr. David C. Wilson.
Dr. Wilson is an associate professor and Graduate program chair at Buffalo State University. He earned his PhD in Mathematics Education in 2002 at SUNY Buffalo under the direction of Douglas H. Clements. His dissertation titled Young Children’s Composition of Shape: A Learning Trajectory, stemmed from work on the NSF-funded project: Building Blocks—Foundations for Mathematical Thinking, Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 2. His teaching background includes more than a decade of teaching high school mathematics with another two+ decades of teaching mathematics and mathematics education courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels. His research focuses on teaching and learning across grades 3-12 within problem-based and Building Thinking Classroom environments. His most recent work as Principal Investigator in the NSF-funded Analyzing Instruction in Mathematics using the TRU framework (AIM-TRU) focused on creating video cases to support teachers in reflecting on and refining their practice in light of the Teaching for Robust Understanding (TRU) framework and the implementation of Formative Assessment Lessons. In addition, he is co-Regional Director of the New York State Master Teacher Program, Western Region (wnymtp.buffalostate.edu), and in that capacity supports K–12 STEM teachers in a range of professional learning activities.
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