Overview

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. 

Description

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

    Learning Objectives

    Upon completion of this professional development activity/course, you will be able to:

  • 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
Presenter(s) / Facilitator(s)
Prerequisites

N/A

Date
01/11/2016 - 9:00 am
End Date
Location

Online course
United States

PD Center
SABES Mathematics and Adult Numeracy Curriculum and Instruction PD Center
Topic Area
ESOL/English Learners
Mathematics and Adult Numeracy
PDP Eligible
No
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