Making Mathematics Accessible for English Learners
Presenters
Cathy Carroll (Primary)
Senior Project Director
WestEd
John Carr (Primary)
Senior Research Associate
WestEd
Description
What can teachers do to help English language learners in math class? In this webinar, Cathy Carroll, Senior Research Associate/Project Director in WestEd's Mathematics, Science, & Technology Program, and John Carr, Senior Research Associate in WestEd's Evaluation Research Program, will present an integrated approach to teaching mathematics in a mainstream classroom with English learners at different language levels as well as other students with special learning needs. They will discuss and give examples how to combine and embed proven strategies and tools for teaching diverse learners, and a widely accepted inquiry-based approach to teaching mathematics. Many of the strategies that scaffold learning are also the accommodations for English learners to show on tests what they have learned. Our "doable" approach promotes mathematical thinking and communication, and engages and supports all diverse learners, particularly English learners, in each lesson.
The webinar is geared to upper elementary, middle, and high school mathematics teachers who have had had limited preparation for teaching mathematics to English learners, their leaders in schools and districts, and university (mathematics) teacher education faculty. The material will be based on the presenter's bestselling book, Making Mathematics Accessible to English Learners: A Guidebook for Teachers.
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Making Mathematics Accessible to English Learners
"This book's clear, understandable writing style makes complex ideas accessible. The authors explain how teaching strategies that are good for English learners are good for all diverse learners — this principle is the heart of equity."
— Kathlan Latimer, Mathematics and Science Leadership Office, California Department of Education
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