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PROMOTING SUCCESS IN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL MATHEMATICS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERSDR. L INDA GRIFF IN , LEWIS & CLARK COLLEGE, PORTLAND, OREGON
LGRIFF [email protected]
NWM CONFERENCE: OCTOBER 11 , 2014
CONTENT OBJECTIVESLearn what research says about high quality mathematics
instruction for ELLsIdentify CCSS-M resources that reflect research-recommended
practicesDetermine ways you can support ELL students and math teachers
to improve outcomes for ELLs.
LANGUAGE OBJECTIVESDiscuss new learning using appropriate mathematical and
pedagogical vocabularyWrite a personal action step resulting from the presentation
Building backgroundChat Stations*In groups of 3-4, rotate through the four chat stations posted around the room.Stop at each station and discuss the prompt.Rotate when timer sounds.Be ready to share your group’s ideas.
*Source: Jennifer Gonzalez, Cult of Pedagogy
http://www.cultofpedagogy.com/chat-stations/
Addressing Head & Heart & Hand
Equity issues math teachers need to understand
HeadMath teachers need to understand the critical equity role mathematics education plays
“Mathematics is the gatekeeper to higher education…Because ELLs are not achieving at the same levels in math as their native English-speaking counterparts, many are at risk of having the gate to higher education closed to them.”
—Bresser, et al (2009)
“If we fail to provide the tools for ELL students to gain math literacy, they will be left with ever narrowing access to the democracy that defines this country.”
—Sarah A. Roberts (2009)
Position Statement: Teaching Mathematics to English Language Learners
Mathematics teachers must attend to all students, including those who speak a first language other than English or have related cultural differences, and ensure that all have access and opportunities to learn mathematics and to reveal what they know. Every student’s cultural and linguistic heritage should be respected and celebrated for the diversity that it contributes to the learning environment. Expanded learning opportunities and instructional accommodations should be available to English language learners (ELLs) who need them to develop mathematical understanding and proficiency.
COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDSNew ambitious goals for all studentsStandards for Mathematical Practice require language skills Increased language demands in new mathematics curricula
What else? What other equity issues exist in your school for ELLs and mathematics?
Perspectives math teachers need to feel
HeartMath teachers need to build empathy for ELL students
GREAT DIVERSITY IN ELL POPULATION
Diversity exists across many characteristics◦ Native languages◦ Levels of English language development◦ Prior life experiences◦ Prior schooling and formal education experiences◦ Interest in and prior success with mathematics◦ Personalities and learning preferences
It is the teacher’s role continually explore new methods to engage all ELLs to meet the same high standards set for all students.
LANGUAGE ACQUISITION ELLs move through different stages as they acquire English proficiency and at all stages need comprehensible input.
LANGUAGE USED AT SCHOOLBASIC INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS (BICS)
Language used for social interactions
Informal language about day-to-day events
Requires vocabulary to communicate about people, places, and events
Primarily verbal, present tense, active voice
COGNITIVE ACADEMIC LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY (CALP)
Language used for acquiring knowledge
Formal language about specific academic subjects
Requires vocabulary to communicate about abstract and complex ideas
Verbal and written, other tenses, passive voice
RELATIVE COMMUNICATION DEMANDS
COGNITIVE LOAD
Undemanding Demanding
CONTEXT
Reduced
Rich
Gestures
Peer Conversations
Small group discussion about math
Scaffolded and structured learning tasks
Phone conversation
Text messaging
Read and understand word problem
Gain information through lecture
LANGUAGE DIVERSITY IS A RESOURCE “Students’ cultural and linguistic differences in the mathematics community should be viewed as intellectual resources rather than deficits and should be used in the classroom to connect prior knowledge and to create a community whose members value one another’s ways of engaging in mathematics.”
Ramirez & Celdedn-Pattichis in Beyond Good Teaching: Advancing Mathematics Education for ELLs
From Chat Station #2What do you think ELL students wish they could tell their math teachers?
WHAT HS ELLS WISH TEACHERS KNEWMISTAKES TEACHERS MAKE
1. Saving us embarrassment by not calling on us.
2. Always grouping us together.
3. Avoiding conflict by ignoring students who tease us.
4. Giving us assignments that are identical to everyone else.
5. Assuming that when we don’t raise our hands we don’t need help.
6. Assuming the help we need is always translation.
HOW THIS HURTS US
1. This makes us feel invisible and unvalued in your class.
2. This prevents us from learning from and with all of our classmates.
3. We can’t ignore the teasing. We need someone in authority to address it.
4. We need language accommodations to help us meet the learning targets.
5. We may be too shy or uncomfortable to raise our hands. We rely on you to initiate assistance.
6. We need the same help as everyone else—an example, more explanation, a definition.
Research-based practices math teachers need to use
HandsMath teachers need tools and resources
T-Chart PredictionsEffective practices I’ve seen/used in
math classResearch-based practices
(will be revealed on the next slides)
TEACHERS PROVIDE LANGUAGE SUPPORTS
Use multiple modes of mathematical communication Develop linguistically sensitive mathematics discourse practices
“Students must learn to speak the language of mathematics and participate in practices that are unique to the mathematics classroom. In many cases, this means that teachers will need to model these practices for students until they can be full participants.”
—Roberts (2009)
Require student-to-student talkThink – pair – share
Multiple representations (diagrams, drawings, gestures, technology, objects)
Jigsaw tasks
Give 1-Get 1 brainstorming
Purposeful grouping of students
Chat stations
Support Vocabulary Development•Use graphic organizers such as the Frayer model
Support Vocabulary Development• Personal glossaries in English and/or first language
Term Definition Example/diagram
Inequality
la desigualdad (Spanish)
Like an equation, but no equal sign (<, >)
4x – 5 > 15
Vertex
Lugood (Somali)
Corner of a figure or angle
Record
Ghi lại (Vietnamese)
Write down. Tally marks for data collection.
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Support Vocabulary Development
Online math glossaries in multiple languages
http://www.glencoe.com/apps/eGlossary612/landing.php http://my.hrw.com/math06_07/nsmedia/tools/glossary/msm/glossary.html
Anticipate Potentially Confusing Language
Clarify polysemous words in math◦ E.g: table, right, similar, rational, difference, root, domain, power
Point out mathematical homophones◦ Sum vs some; hundreds vs hundredths; by vs buy
Be aware of cultural variations
3,000 3.000
4.56 4,56
Mediate Language Demands
Framework continued
Source: Oliveira, Luciana. (2012). “The Language Demands of Word Problems for English Language Learners.”
Consider Five Language DomainsReading Writing Speaking Listening Representing
Class survey results
Newspaper excerpt (text and graph)
Task directions posted on doc camera
Other students’ presentation posters
Responses to newspaper article
Summary statements from class data
Poster annotations
Summarize newspaper article (partner)
Graph interpretations (partner)
Respond to teacher questions (whole class)
Present poster with partner (whole class)
Teacher questions about newspaper article
Task directions
Partner responses
Other students’ presentations
Poster showing survey responses (tally marks and graph)
Gestures during presentation
Source: Aguirrre & Bunch (2012)
TEACHERS PROVIDE VISUAL MODELS
Make use of technology to support mathematical learning Encourage the use of models as tools for thinking and communicating mathematically
“Mathematical tools and mathematical modeling provide a resource for ELLs to engage in mathematics and communicate their mathematical understanding and are essential in developing a community that enhances discourse.”
—Ramirez (2012)
Use Graphing Tools◦ Source: NCTM’s Illuminations site◦ Example: Function Matching
Use Manipulatives◦ Source: National Library of Virtual Manipulatives◦ Example: Algebra Balance Scales-Negatives
Use Tutorials◦ Khan Academy videos in English and 18 other languages◦ Example: Ukranian
TEACHERS USE HANDS-ON ACTIVITIESEmpower learners by engaging them with the content
Promote mathematical understanding of the problem context and the solution
“It is both possible and important to engage ELLs at all levels of language proficiency in mathematical work that challenges them on a regular basis to reason mathematically and solve problems.”
—Driscoll, Heck, & Malzahn (2012)
Example: Barbie Bungee Jump◦ Lesson: NCTM’s Illuminations◦ Video: Teaching Channel
Example: The Shape of Things◦ Lesson: Inside Mathematics◦ Video: Inside Mathematics
Example: Setting Up Sprinklers◦ Lesson: Illustrative Mathematics
TEACHERS PROVIDE SCAFFOLDINGGraphic organizersThink-write-pair-share Intentional partneringThink aloud by teacher; by studentsReciprocal learningSummarizing
TEACHERS VARY ASSIGNMENTS Provide options that reduce the language demands while maintaining the content demands◦ Sentence frames for responses
◦ The main idea of today’s lesson was _______________.◦ These two ___________ have the same ______________.◦ It’s important to remember ________ when solving ______________.
◦ Flexibility with respect to ◦ Due dates◦ Length of assignment◦ Ways to demonstrate knowledge
SummaryEffective practices I’ve seen/used in
math class Research-based practices
Provide language supports
Provide visual models
Use hands-on activities
Provide scaffolding
Vary assignments
Model Lesson Plan: Interpreting Graphs1. G UIDE D IN T E R PR E TAT ION
2. R E AD IN G & DE M ON ST RAT IN G IN FOUR VO IC E S
3. C R E AT E – E XCHAN G E – ASSE SS
4. SUM M AR IZ IN G W HAT YOU K N OW
1. GUIDED INTERPRETATIONPreview what students will need to know about line graphs.
Describe key features of a graph
Describe 1 point on the graph.
Tem
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Time of Day
2. READING & DEMONSTRATING IN FOUR VOICESEach student is given one of four “voices” that represent different portions of the graph.
As a group, students determine which voice matches which part of the graph and record their observations.
Tem
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Time of Day
This graph shows the relationship between the time of day and the temperature in Portland, Oregon in October.
• By 9 p.m. the temperature has returned to 40 degrees.
• In the next two hours, the temperature increased quickly to 70 degrees.
• At 8 a.m. the temperature was 40 degrees Fahrenheit and it slowly increased to 50 degrees by 10 a.m.
• THE TEMPERATURE STAYED AT 70 DEGREES UNTIL 5 P.M. AND SLOWLY DECREASED UNTIL 7 P.M.
3. CREATE – EXCHANGE – ASSESS Students groups are given a novel graph and asked to create 4 new “voices.”
Groups exchange graphs/voices and are again asked to match voice with graph.
Groups give feedback to one another to help improve voices.
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1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
4. SUMMARIZING WHAT YOU KNOW The final piece is to specifically teach students the language of summarizing.
Use one last graph. Use sentence frames: “This graph represents the relationship between ___ and ___.” “As ___ increases, ___ decreases.”
Use short exit slips, or dedicate more time to writing summary paragraphs. But always have students take the time to determine what they have learned.
NOW WHAT? PERSONAL ACTION STEPS
Give 1—Get 1 sharing
CONTENT OBJECTIVESLearn what research says about high quality mathematics
instruction for ELLsIdentify CCSS-M resources that reflect research-recommended
practicesDetermine ways you can support ELL students and math teachers
to improve outcomes for ELLs.
LANGUAGE OBJECTIVESDiscuss new learning using appropriate mathematical and
pedagogical vocabularyWrite a personal action step resulting from the presentation
Books and articles•Carroll, C., S. Cremer, et al. (2009). Making mathematics accessible to English learners: A guidebook for teachers, grades 6-12. WestEd.
•Celedon-Pattichis, S., N. Ramirez. (2012). Beyond good teaching: Advancing mathematics education for ELLs. NCTM.
•Deussen, T., E. Autio, et al. (2008) What teachers should know about instruction for English language learners. Education Nortwest. Available for download: http://educationnorthwest.org/resource/what-teachers-should-know-about-instruction-english-language-learners
•Echevarria, J., M. Vogt, et al. (2010). The SIOP model for teaching mathematics to English learners. Pearson.
Books and articles•Hansen-Thomas, H. (2009). English Language Learners and Math. Charlotte, NC, Information Age Publishing.
•Roberts, S. A. (2009). "Supporting English language learners' development of mathematical literacy." Democracy & Education, 18(3): 29-36.
•Waddell, L. R. (2014). “Using Culturally Ambitious Teaching Practices to Support Urban Mathematics Teaching and Learning.” Journal of Praxis in Multicultural Education, 8(2), 2.
Websites featured in this presentationCult of Pedagogy◦ http://www.cultofpedagogy.com/
NCTM◦ http://illuminations.nctm.org
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives◦ http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html
Khan Academy—list of language options◦ http://khanacademy.desk.com/customer/portal/articles/329337-is-khan-academy-available-i
n-other-languages-
Websites featured in this presentation
Inside Mathematicsohttp://insidemathematics.org/
Illustrative Mathematicsohttp://www.illustrativemathematics.org/
Online multilingual glossariesohttp://www.glencoe.com/apps/eGlossary612/grade.phpohttp://my.hrw.com/math06_07/nsmedia/tools/glossary/msm/glossary.html
The Teaching Channelo https://www.teachingchannel.org/
Other helpful websites Mathematics for English Language Learners Project
◦ http://www.tsusmell.org/resources/mell-resources.htm
TODOS: Mathematics for ALL◦ http://www.todos-math.org/
Center for the Mathematics Education of Latinos/as◦ http://math.arizona.edu/~cemela/english/Supporting ELLs in Mathematics◦ http://ell.stanford.edu/teaching_resources/math