2009 Presentations

Research on Cognition in Mathematics Education Talk Series, University of California, Berkeley, November 2009

  • Moschkovich, J.N. (2009, November). “Integrating language(s) into research on mathematical thinking and learning”. Invited talk presented at the Research on Cognition in Mathematics Education Talk Series, University of California, Berkeley.

Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS), Dallas, Texas October 15-18, 2009

Symposium chaired by Julia Aguirre: “The achievement gap and the math pipeline: Does addressing equity mean something more in mathematics education?”

First Triennial Conference on Latino Education and Immigration Integration, Athens, Georgia October 26-28, 2009

10th meeting of the Colombian Association of Mathematics Education, San Juan de Pasto, Nariño, Colombia October, 2009

  • Civil, M. (2009, October). Combinando enfoques cognitivos y socioculturales; Una propuesta para la investigación en educación matemática (Combining cognitive and sociocultural approaches: A proposal for research in mathematics education).

XIIIth Annual Conference of SEIEM (Spanish Society for the Research in Mathematics Education), Santander, Spain September 10-12, 2009

  • Civil, M. (2009, September). Inmigración y diversidad: Implicaciones para la formación de profesores de matemáticas (Immigration and diversity: Implications for the preparation of mathematics teachers).

32nd Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA). July 5- 9, 2009, Wellington, NZ

  • Civil, M. (2009, July). “Mathematics education, language, and culture: Ponderings from a different geographic context.”

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Research Presession, Washington, D.C., April 20-22, 2009

Symposia organized by CEMELA:

  • Khisty, L., organized symposium entitled Lessons learned: Researching Latinos, language, and culture in mathematics. The symposium presentations were:
  • Dominguez, H. (2009, April). “This is how we do things here: Parents and teachers reasoning together about problem solving.”
  • Lopez Leiva, C. (2009, April). “Digital storytelling: Integrating bilingualism and mathematics.”
  • Radosavljevic, A. (2009, April). “Playing with mathematics”.
  • Vomvoridi-Ivanovic, E. (2009, April). “Pre-service teachers use of language and experiences in instructional interactions with bilingual students. “

Kisunzu, P., organized a symposium entitled Teacher and teaching in mathematics with "minority" students. The CEMELA symposium presentations were:

White, D, chaired a symposium entitled Mathematics Education for Immigrant Families and Borderland Communities. The symposium presentations were:

  • Acosta-Iriqui, J. (2009, April). “Mathematics Teaching Resources and Practices of Elementary School Teachers in a Mexican Border City.”
  • Cavell, H., Ross, K. & Weinberg, S. (2009, April). “If I understand the words, I can do the mathematics task: Bilingual and English language learners understanding and solving mathematics problems.“
  • Menéndez, J.M. & Civil, M. (2009, April). “Perceptions and Expectations of Latino Parents Involvement: Conversations with Parents and Teachers.”
  • Varley, M. (2009, April). “Young Latinas Engaging in Community Change in the Borderlands: Understanding the Potentials of Critical Mathematics Education”.

Other NCTM Presession presentations:

American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Conference, San Diego, California April 13 – 17, 2009

  • Anhalt, C. , Dumitrascu, G. (2009, April). Teacher Reflections from a Research Lesson: Latino Students Working with Fractions. To be presented in the symposium titled: Teacher learning communities as a means to advance the mathematics education of Latinos/as conducted at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, San Diego, CA.
  • Anhalt, C. & Rodriguez, M. (2009, April). Uncovering Teachers' Perspectives: Concerns for Latino Students and Mathematics Achievement. To be presented in the symposium titled: Redefining Boundaries of Mathematics Teaching for Latina/o Youth: Examining Community, Multi-State, and Transnational Contexts conducted at the meeting of the American Education Research Association, San Diego, CA.
  • Berbaum-Wilmot, D. Wilson, M. Schoenfeld, A., Champney, D. & Zahner, W. (2009, April). Using Cognitive and Psychometric Models of Student Learning in Mathematics to Validate a Measure of College Readiness. Paper to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
  • Burr, L., Castellon, L.B., & Kitchen, R. (2009, April). Promoting Mathematical Equity for Bilingual Mexican Immigrant Students through Formative Assessment. Paper discussion session--formerly called Roundtable – to be presented in the session titled: Current Issues in Mathematics Learning and Instruction at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, San Diego, CA.
  • Cavell, H., Ross, K., and Weinberg, S. (2009, April). Bilingual and English language learners understanding and solving mathematics problems: A disciplined inquiry utilizing mixed methods. Paper discussion session--formerly called Roundtable--to be presented in the session titled: Sociology of Education Studies Across Disciplines, Methods, Subjects II conducted at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
  • Celedón-Pattichis, S., Musanti, S., Marshall, M. E. (2009, April). Bilingual and ESL teachers' perceptions of integrating contextualized word problems into a reform curriculum for Latino students. To be presented in the symposium titled: Redefining boundaries of mathematics teaching for Latina/o youth: Examining community, multi-state, and transnational contexts conducted at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, San Diego, CA. (PowerPoint)
  • Dominguez, H., López-Leiva, C. & Vomvoridi-Ivanovic, E. (2009, April). A perspective on learning bilingual mathematics that focuses on students' linguistic choices. To be presented in the symposium titled: Tensions, contestations, and relations: Latina/o mathematical meaning making in hybrid spaces conducted at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
  • Kisunzu, P. (2009, April). Development and factorial validation of a mathematical dispositions instrument among Latino and African-American middle school adolescents. To be presented in the symposium titled: Paper discussions: Psychometric applications including instrument development and performance prediction conducted at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
  • Khisty, L. L., Viego, G., and Willey, C. (2009, April). Teachers of Latinas/os in mathematics: Case studies of the challenges of integrating language and content. To be presented in the symposium titled: Teacher learning communities as a means to advance the mathematics education of Latinos/as conducted at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
  • Moschkovich, J.N. (2009, April). Using an ecological framework to examine discourse practices in mathematics classrooms, paper to be presented as part of the symposium “Linguistic Research Methodologies in Mathematics Education” at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
  • Moschkovich, J.N. (2009, April). Invited discussant for "Linking Classroom Discourse and Student Learning: The Role of the Teacher in K-16 Classrooms" session at annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
  • Mosqueda, E. (2009, April). The Heterogeneity of English Language Fluency and its Relation to the School Context and Mathematics Achievement Among Mexican-Origin and Southeast Asian Secondary School Youth. To be presented at at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
  • Musanti, S., Menéndez, J.M., Kondek McLeman, L., Trujillo, B., Kahn, L., & Civil, M. (2009, April). Teachers' Reflections, Pedagogical Moves and Mathematical Problem-Solving: Contextualizing Conversations Within Two Teacher Study Groups. To be presented in the symposium titled: Teacher Learning Communities as a Means to Advance the Mathematics Education of Latinos/as conducted at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
  • Razfar, A., Sutton, T., Radosavljevic, A. (2009, April). Learning Mathematics and Language: Examining the Tensions in two After-School Clubs. To be presented in the symposium titled: Tensions, contestations, and relations: Latina/o mathematical meaning making in hybrid spaces conducted at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
  • Trolano, B., Razfar, A. (2009, April). Teacher Researcher's Beliefs and Practices: Using Discourse Analysis as a Tool to Improve Practice. To be presented in the paper session titled: Teachers' Identity, Beliefs, and Conceptions Within School Contexts conducted at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE) Thirteenth National Conference, Orlando, Florida, February 5-7, 2009

Math Educators Appreciation Day (MEAD)(Center for the Recruitment and Retention of Mathematics Teachers) January 24, 2009

Joint Mathematics Meetings, Washington, D.C., January 5-8, 2009