Session: Teacher Knowledge, Innovation, and Effective Teaching of Latino and American Indian Students in Mathematics (2011 SACNAS National Conference)

Friday, October 28, 2011: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM

Ballroom VI (San Jose Marriott Hotel)

Chairs:

Rochelle Gutierrez, PhD, Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Julia Aguirre, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Washington Tacoma

Description: Research projects associated with Center for Mathematics Education of Latinos/as (CEMELA) highlight the diverse knowledge bases and skills that teachers need in order to be advocates for their Latina/o students.

8:30 AM

Introductory Remarks

8:35 AM

Talking Like Them: Re-Powering Voices and Engaging Textual Imaginations as Cultural-Cognitive Tools with Latino Bilingual Students in Mathematics
Higinio Dominguez, PhD , Assistant Professor , Michigan State University

8:55 AM

Strategic Knowledge for Teaching: A Missing Link in Current Discussions About Teacher Knowledge
Sandra Crespo, PhD , Associate Professor , Michigan State University

9:15 AM

Beyond Good Teaching: Integrating Mathematical Thinking, Language, and Culture to Support Mathematical Understanding of Latina/o and Native American Youth
Julia Aguirre, PhD , Associate Professor , University of Washington Tacoma

9:35 AM

Reclaiming the Profession: Political Knowledge for Teaching Latin@ Students Mathematics
Rochelle Gutierrez, PhD , Professor , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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