Learning To Do Math Inside and Outside Of School: Fostering Productive Mathematical Practices and Identity Development For Latin@ Youth and Native American Youth

Saturday, October 5, 2013: 4:00 PM-5:30 PM
212 A (Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center)
Chair:
Julia Aguirre, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Washington Tacoma

Description: This session showcases cutting-edge research on mathematical practices and identities of Latin@, Native American, and immigrant youth. By critically examining how youth engage mathematics inside and outside school, more can be learned about the supports and challenges to mathematical learning.



4:00 PM
Introductory Remarks
4:05 PM
Advancing Out-of-School Learning in Mathematics and Engineering with Underrepresented Middle School Students
Sylvia Celedón-Pattichis, PhD , Associate Professor , University of New Mexico
4:25 PM
“Por una persona pagan muchos”: Student perspectives on culturally responsive teaching and learning in high school mathematics
Filiberto Barajas-López, PhD , Assistant Professor , University of Washington Seattle
4:45 PM
Counting Coup: Math in Native Cultures
Lee Bitsoi, PhD , Research Associate , Harvard University