*** The Fall section is full. Space is available in our January 2016 section. See http://www.sabes.org/event/579
Math encompasses language and gives learners the skills and confidence they need to succeed in the workforce and higher education. This self-paced, moderated online course is the first of a series of courses designed for ESOL teachers who would like to deepen their understanding of math and learn how to integrate math and numeracy skills in their ESOL classrooms.
Course lessons provide conceptual understanding of math topics around whole numbers, including cultural differences in procedures and notation, and offer strategies for making math accessible for all levels of ESOL learners. Each lesson contains several math practice activities, discussion questions, video clips and lesson ideas. Participants are required to carefully review course content and related documents and videos, complete and submit math activities, respond to discussion questions, and read the responses of other participants. The culminating project is a lesson plan where participants will use a rubric to plan a lesson for ESOL students that integrates math and incorporates the key elements of each lesson in this course.
This course runs over 6 weeks, including time to work on final project; the estimated time to complete the course is 16-18 hours.
Limit: 22 participants
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compare and contrast math notation in US and other countries
describe key elements of effective planning for math integration
articulate the different meaning of subtraction and division
perform basic operations using U.S. and European algorithms
scaffold vocabulary needed for teaching related operations with whole numbers for ESOL learners
reflect on your own teaching vis-à-vis integrating math operations using whole numbers
create a lesson plan for ESOL learners with integrated math content
Upon completion of this professional development activity/course, you will be able to:
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Online course
United States