In this video Harold Asturias introduces how and why the English language in the mathematics class becomes a barrier for second language learners.
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Harold Asturias
- Director of the Center for Mathematics Excellence and Equity atLawrence Hall of Science, UC Berkeley
- Director of Center for Mathematics Excellence and Equity at University of California
- Director Center for Mathematics Excellence and Equity at University of California, Berkeley
Professional Developer for K–12 teachers who teach mathematics, particularly to students from under-represented and under-served groups.
NCSM is the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics. They host an annual conference called Ignite which brings together innovative math educators who share in various ways, their expertise and insight into math education.
Connecting mathematics and English language development, equity in mathematics education.
The comment, “I’m a math teacher not a language teacher” reminds me of a recent PD at my school where we had to bring a writing sample from one of our students. That was the company line, “I’m not a writing teacher”.