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Saturday , June 25 , 2016 11:15-11:30 Break
11:30-12:45 Lunch & Social Justice Panel
Juan ’ s Mathematical Journey of Overcoming Injustice : A Dialogue Examining Issues of Equity and Social Justice
Alejandra Sorto , Juan Valadez , Alfinio Flores , Julia M . Aguirre , Carlos LópezLeiva , & Eduardo Mosqueda
Moderator : Alfinio Flores
Grande Ballroom C
12:45-1:00 Break
1:00-2:00 Investigate Session
Preparing Preservice Teachers to Achieve Equity and Excellence in the Mathematics Classroom
Barbara Boschmans & Brian Beaudrie
6-12 , College
La Valencia A
Join us for a problem solving activity that will help you to understand the difficulty students have solving problems in a non-native language . Participants will have the opportunity to take standard problems and turn them into problems accessible to all students . barbara . Boschmans @ nau . edu , brian . Beaudrie @ nau . edu
Problem Solving = No Problem , A Look at Creating Viable Arguments
Richard Zilm 6-8
La Valencia B
Get ready to take a look at practical day to day ways of enhancing problem solving . Sources of problems as well as ways to use them in the classroom will be shared . zilm . richard @ cusd80 . com
" What is a stadium ?" Attention to , motivations for , and effectiveness of preservice teacher task modifications for ELLs
Erin Smith , Matt Sakow , & Zandra de Araujo
K-5 , General
Grande Ballroom A
In this session , participants will examine the ways in which four preservice teachers ( PSTs ) attended to the needs of English language learners ( ELLs ) while working on a cognitively demanding mathematical task . Participants will gain insight into the motivations behind and effectiveness of PSTs ’ task modifications . emsxh3 @ missouri . edu , mes7v6 @ mail . missouri . edu , dearaujoz @ missouri . edu
Positioning Diverse Learners at the Center of Mathematics Education
Carlos LópezLeiva
Through an example of a curricular shift in a mathematics methods course for elementary education teachers , this session will present explorations that pre-service teachers engaged in to tailor their lessons to their students ’ funds of knowledge . Furthermore , the audience will engage on a reflection process to implement a similar approach . callopez @ unm . edu
K-5 , General
Grande Ballroom B
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