Thursday, November 20, 2014: 9:45 AM-11:00 AM
342 BECF (George R. Brown Convention Center)
Lead Speaker:
Alexa Goldstrom
Co-speakers:
Erick Perez
and
Rosanny Cuello Ventura
Our challenge is to provide a coherent learning experience for all students, particularly for newcomers. We will share successful strategies to give newcomer students access to mathematics. Our focus is on how access to academic language leads to deep mathematical understanding. We will discuss samples of their work as evidence of our success.
Presentation Format: 6-8 Gallery Workshop
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8