Learning to Leverage Obstacles, Resources, and Strategies in Math Classes With Multilingual Learners

Authors

Aaron T. Wilson, The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyFollow
Hyung Won Kim, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Mayra Ortiz Galarza, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Josef A. Sifuentes, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Fall 2020

Abstract

Mathematics teachers must be ready for diverse classrooms, where students who are multilingual learners (MLs) bring new dimensions to the teaching and learning. While MLs face obstacles to learning particular to their linguistic and cultural background, they also bring resources and strengths to bear that can be applied to teaching and learning. We have developed a Challenge-Based Instructional activity to help teachers leverage their experiences of teaching math to ML students, to better understand the obstacles and resources, and to select more effective pedagogical strategies particular to this context. This paper reports the benefits teachers gain in implementing this activity.

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Recommended Citation

Wilson, Aaron, Hyung Kim, Mayra Ortiz Galarza, and Josef Sifuentes. "Learning to Leverage Obstacles, Resources, and Strategies in Math Classes With Multilingual Learners." Teaching for Excellence and Equity in Mathematics 11, no. 3 (2020).

Publication Title

Teaching for Excellence and Equity in Mathematics