Come learn a strategy to deconstruct the language of mathematics that is challenging for our EL students. We will share a structure for incorporating Mathematics into the Designated ELD block, including making sense of the language in the context of math, strategies to help students attend to precision in language/the complexity of language, develop vocabulary and express language through representation and writing. We will present some guiding principles and work samples.
I'm currently an instructional reform facilitator/instructional coach at Cesar Chavez Elementary School in San Francisco Unified School District. Prior to that I worked as an ELD coach in the district's central office. I have expertise in ELD.
Assistant Principal/other school administrator, SFUSD
I have been a bilingual educator for over 20 years. I spent 8 years outside of the classroom as a math coach and content specialist. While in the classroom, I worked with Spanish bilingual students in both languages over many subjects. In the last few years, I have been exploring... Read More →
