TODOS 2016 Ensuring Equity and Excellence in Mathematics for ALL | Page 19

Friday, June 24, 2016 9:00-11:00 Impact Sessions Teaching K-8 Mathematics for Social Jusctice: Starting Places for Action Erin Turner & Julía María Aguirre Grande Ballroom E K-8 This interactive session will introduce participants to key principles and strategies for Teaching Mathematics for Social Justice (TMSJ) in the elementary and middle grades. TMSJ is an advocacy approach for teaching children to learn rich, rigorous and relevant mathematics that authentically connects to students’ lived experiences; cultivates a positive mathematics identity, and reduces status and power issues in the classroom. Video clips, group activities, mathematics tasks, and student work will be used to illustrate key principles and connections to the Common Core Standards, and to provide examples of TMSJ in action. The session will end with opportunities for participants to explore resources, and to brainstorm ways to get started with Teaching Mathematics for Social Justice in their own classrooms, courses or workshops! [email protected], [email protected] ! ! Erin Turner Promoting Mathematical Discourse with English Learners: Professional Development through a University-District Collaboration Rodrigo J. Gutiérrez & Halla Jmourko Grande Ballroom F K-5 This session will focus on the design and implementation of teacher professional development for improving mathematics instruction for English Learners. Workshop participants will review and discuss teacher training materials, as well as languagebased instructional tools for classroom implementation. Both teachers and teacher educators (e.g., coaches, university faculty) will develop an understanding of approaches to align the CCSS Mathematical Practices and the WIDA Language Development Standards. More specifically, the presenters will provide an overview of their unique partnership to offer a yearlong professional development (“Focus Group”) aimed at supporting elementary mainstream and ESOL teachers to engage English Learners in mathematical discourse. The Focus Group emphasized the development of the teachers’ knowledge and practices related to problem solving based mathematics, the language of mathematics, linguistic supports, and discourse moves. [email protected] 11:00-11:15 Julía María Aguirre ! ! Rodrigo J. Gutiérrez Halla Jmourko Break TODOS 2016 !19