2008 Presentations

Scientific symposium at the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, October 9 - 12, 2008

• Aguirre, J., Anhalt, C., Celedon-Pattichis, S., Gutierrez, R., Menendez, J., Musanti, S., & Rodriguez, M. will present as part of a symposium entitled Redefining boundaries of mathematics teaching for Chicano-Latino/a youth: Examining community, multi-state, and transnational contexts. (Abstract)
• Aguirre, J. (October, 2008). Teaching mathematics for equity and social justice: beliefs and practices of Latino/a new mathematics teachers.(PowerPoint)
• Anhalt, C. & Rodriguez, M. E. (October, 2008). K-8 Mathematics teachers’ concerns about teaching Latino students.(PowerPoint)
• Gutierrez, R. (October, 2008). Teaching mathematics south of the border: Lessons from a Mexican secundaria.
• Menendez, J. M. (October, 2008). Interactions between Latino/a parents and their children when doing mathematics together.(PowerPoint)
• Musanti, S. & Celedon-Pattichis, S. (October, 2008). Contextualizing Professional Development: Elementary Bilingual Teachers Explore Mathematics Problem Solving.(PowerPoint)

Joint Meeting of the International Group and the North American Chapter of Psychology of Mathematics Education, Morelia, Mexico, July 17-21,2008.

• Barwell, R., Moschkovich, J., Staats, S. (2008). Teaching and learning mathematics in a multilingual classroom.
• Civil, M. (2008). Language and mathematics: Immigrant parents’ participation in school.
• Kahn, L.H., Musanti, S. L., Kondek McLeman, L., Menendez-Gomez, J. M., Trujillo, B. (2008). Teachers of Latino students reflect on the implementation of a mathematical task.
• Mosqueda, E., Tellez, K. (2008). Teachers' attributions of language proficiency, Mathematics Achievment, and school context measures: an exploratory study.
• Quintos, B., & Civil, M. (2008). Parental engagement in their children’s mathematics education: Moments of inclusion, moments of exclusion.
• Trujillo, B. (2008, July). Teachers of Latino students reflect on the implementation of a mathematical task.
• Zahner, W. & Moschkovich, J. N. (2009). Bilingual students using two languages during peer mathematics discussions: ¿Que significa? Estudiantes bilingues usando dos idomas en sus discusiones matemeticas: What does it mean?
• Zahner, W., Moschkovich, J.N., & Ball, T. (2008, July). Reasoning about a graph of motion: How multiple resources mediate interpretations of horizontal segments.

International Congress on Mathematical Education, Monterrey, Mexico, July 6-13, 2008.

• Anhalt, C., Fernandes, A., & Civil, M. (2008, July). U.S. Latino students’ thinking and communication on National Assessment Educational Progress (NAEP) measurement items. Paper presented at the topic study group 33: Mathematics Education in a Multilingual and Multicultural Environment, at the 11th International Congress of Mathematics Education (ICME), Monterrey, Mexico.
• Civil, M. (2008a, July). Mathematics teaching and learning of immigrant students: A Survey of recent research. Presented as part of the survey team 5 “Mathematics Education in Multicultural and Multilingual Environments,” at the 11th International Congress of Mathematics Education (ICME), Monterrey, Mexico.
• Civil, M. (2008b, July). When the home language is different from the school language: Implications for equity in mathematics education. Paper presented at the topic study group 31: Language and Communication in Mathematics Education, at the 11th International Congress of Mathematics Education (ICME), Monterrey, Mexico.
• Diez-Palomar, J., Menendez-Gomez, J.M., & Civil, M. (2008, July). Learning mathematics with adult learners: Drawing from a parents’ perspective. Paper presented at the topic study group 8: Adult Mathematics Education, at the 11th International Congress of Mathematics Education (ICME), Monterrey, Mexico.

The Fifteenth Annual Conference of Adults Learning Mathematics (ALM), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 30-July 3, 2008

• Menéndez-Gómez J.M. & Civil, M. (2008, June). Adults’ participation in a nonformal setting for learning mathematics (PowerPoint). Presentation given at the Fifteenth Annual Conference of Adults Learning Mathematics.

American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Conference, New York, New York, March 24-28, 2008

• Civil, M., Díez-Palomar, J., Menéndez-Gómez J.M., Acosta-Iriqui, J., Jackson, K., Ginsburg, L., Quintos, B., & Willey, C. will present as part of a symposium chaired by J. Díez-Palomar entitled Linking Community, Families, and School: Opportunities for the Mathematics Education of Children From Excluded Communities(Abstract).
• Civil, M.,Díez-Palomar, J., Menéndez-Gómez J.M., & Acosta-Iriqui, J. (2008, March). Parents' interactions with their Children when doing mathematics. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), New York, NY.
• Jackson, K. & Ginsburg, L. (2008, March). Algebra for all? The meanings that mothers assign to participation. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), New York, NY.
• Quintos, B. (2008, March). Parental engagement in a classroom community of practice: Boundary practices as part of a culturally relevant pedagogy. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), New York, NY.
• Willey, C. (2008, March). Parents and children connecting mathematics to community through digital stories. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), New York, NY.
• Lopez-Leiva, C. & Dominguez, H. (2008, March). The reality of bilingual mathematization. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), New York, NY.
• Marshall, M. (2008, March). Situating standards-based mathematics in culturally and linguistically familiar contexts: Mathematical thinking in Spanish-speaking first graders. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), New York, NY.
• Quintos, B. & Torres, O. (2008, March). A vision of society that enhances the teaching and learning of mathematics. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), New York, NY.
• Razfar, A. & Radosavljevic, A. (2008, March). Multimodal problem solving and probability in an after-school club: The counters game.Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), New York, NY.
• Razfar, A., Licon-Khisty, L., Lopez-Leiva, C. & Radosavljevic, A. (2008, March). Multiple pathways of mathematization(Abstract). Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), New York, NY.
• Razfar, A., Licon-Khisty, L., Lopez-Leiva, C. & Radosavljevic, A. (2008, March). Multimodal problem solving and probability: The counters game(Abstract). Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), New York, NY.
• Rubinstein-Avila, E. & McGraw, R. (2008, March). The role of “language work” in middle school mathematics: Promises and challenges in the simultaneous development of English and mathematics competencies. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), New York, NY.
• Schneider, C. (2008, March). Balancing researcher and practitioner knowledge during an ELL-focused mathematics professional development(Abstract). Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), New York, NY.
• Tellez, K. (2008, March). Examining the relation between ethnic identity and negotiation of the learning-to-teach process among five Mexican American student teachers(Abstract). Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), New York, NY.
• Turner, E., Varley, M, and Diez-Palomar, J. (2008, March). Latino/a bilingual elementary students pose/investigate problems grounded in relevant community contexts. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), New York, NY.
• Turner, E. & Varley, M. (2008, March). Fostering critical mathematics agency among upper elementary latino/a youth. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), New York, NY.
• Vomvoridi-Ivanovic, E. (2008, March). Language and culture in preparing to teach mathematics: Latina/o prospective teachers in a nontraditional field experience(PowerPoint). Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), New York, NY.
• Zahner, W.C., Ball, T.B., & Moschkovich, J.N. (2008, March). Reasoning about horizontal and slanted line segments using a story and a graph of motion. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), New York, NY.
• Zahner, W.C. & Moschkovich, J.N. (2008, March). The social organization of peer mathematics discussions among middle school students. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), New York, NY.

Excellence in Teaching Mathematics and Science: Research and Practice. Annual Chicago Symposium Series, Chicago, Illinois, March 14, 2008.

• Civil, M. (2008, March). Funds of knowledge and mathematics education: Implications for teacher preparation and professional development. Talk given at the Excellence in Teaching Mathematics and Science: Research and Practice. Annual Chicago Symposium Series, Chicago, IL.
• Civil, M. (2008, March). Engaging with Latino parents in conversations about mathematics. Talk given at the Excellence in Teaching Mathematics and Science: Research and Practice. Annual Chicago Symposium Series, Chicago, IL.

Annual Meeting of the Association of Teacher Educators, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 24-27, 2008.

• Musanti, S. I. & Celedon-Pattichis, S. (2008, February). A collaborative classroom-based approach to professional development: A bilingual teacher explores issues of language and mathematics problem solving. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of Teacher Educators, New Orleans, LA.

37th Annual National Association of Bilingual Education (NABE) Conference, Tampa, Florida, February 6-9, 2008

• Marshall, M., Celedon-Pattichis, S. & Musanti, S. (2008, February). Mathematical language development of young Spanish-speaking Mexican immigrant students in bilingual classrooms. Paper presented at the 37th Annual National Association of Bilingual Education (NABE) Conference, Tampa, FL.

Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE) Twelfth Annual Conference, Tulsa, Oklahoma, January 26-26, 2008

• Cavell, H. & Kondek McLeman, L. (2008, January). Two preservice elementary teachers' perceptions about their learning and understanding of fractions(PowerPoint). Presentation at the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE) Twelfth Annual Conference, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
• Kondek McLeman, L., Musanti, S., Trujillo, B. & Kahn, L. (2008, January). Adapting instruction and exploring Latino/a students' work: Teacher study groups grapple with issues of mathematical understanding and language(PowerPoint). Presentation at the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE) Twelfth Annual Conference, Tulsa, OK.
• Musanti, S., Celedón-Pattichis, S. & Marshall, M. (2008, January). Language and mathematics problem solving: Exploring the complexities of bilingual teachers' growth(PowerPoint). Presentation at the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE) Twelfth Annual Conference, Tulsa, OK.

Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Diego, California, January 6-9, 2008

• Sutton, T., Kondek McLeman, L., Horak, V., Kitchen, R. & Menéndez, J.M. (2008, January). CEMELA panel discussion: Research and outreach focusing on the mathematics education of K-8 Latino/a students(PowerPoint). Presentation at the Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Diego, CA.