Course

TERC - Getting Started with Integrating Math in the ESOL Classroom

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Full course description

This self-paced course provides conceptual understanding of math topics around whole numbers, including cultural differences in procedures and notation. The course offers strategies and lesson ideas for making math accessible to all levels of ESOL students. During the course, you will engage with some math practice activities, watch videos of ESOL students working on math problems, view animations of math concepts, and learn about instructional strategies you might use in your own classroom. 

Course Duration: 6 Hours

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this professional development course, you will be able to:

  1. Compare and contrast math notation in the U.S. and other countries.
  2. Describe key elements of effective planning for math integration.
  3. Articulate the different meanings of subtraction and division.
  4. Perform basic operations using U.S. and European algorithms.
  5. Scaffold vocabulary needed for teaching related operations with whole numbers for ESOL learners.
  6. Reflect on your own teaching vis-à-vis integrating math operations using whole numbers.

 

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Many KeyweLearn math and numeracy courses may be available at no cost to current adult education programs funded by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) through the SABES Course Catalog. Please check the catalog or contact the SABES Math and Numeracy Team before purchasing any course directly through KeyweLearn. By purchasing a course from KeyweLearn, you acknowledge that you have been informed of the potential availability of this course at no cost through Massachusetts’ SABES Course Catalog and understand that EDSI is not able to offer refunds for purchases made outside of the SABES catalog.