2012 Presentations

Annual Meeting of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, Fort Worth, TX, February 2012

  • McLeman, L., Vomvoridi-Ivanović, E., & Chval, K., B. “Engaging in dialogue about researching mathematics teacher educators' practice related to teaching diverse populations.”

National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE), Dallas, TX, February 2012

  • Fránquiz, M., Salinas, C., Avila, A., Celedón-Pattichis, S., & Musanti, S. I. “Promoting academic literacy with bilingual learners.”
  • Celedón-Pattichis, S., Musanti, S. I., “ 'They can do it!' Learning challenging mathematics and language transfer in a bilingual kindergarten classroom.”

Chicago Symposium Series, Evanston, IL, March 2012

  • Thompson, A., & Radosavljevic, A. “Your contributions to equity in STEM education.”

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), Philadelphia, PA, March 2012

  • Musanti, S. I., Celedón-Pattichis, S., & Marshall, M. E. “Scaffolding and transferring mathematical concepts in a kindergarten bilingual classroom.”

American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, Vancouver, CA, April 13-17, 2012

  • Anhalt, C. “Mathematics and a second language: Teachers share from their experiences.”
  • Celedón-Pattichis, S., & Musanti, S. I. “ 'I wanted to make a difference...': Building mathematics academic literacy in bilingual kindergarten classrooms”
  • Celedón-Pattichis, S., & Musanti, S. I. “ 'Make them fly...': Prioritizing problem solving and transferring mathematical concepts in a bilingual kindergarten classroom.”
  • Dominguez, H. “When home came to school: Mexican mothers and their children finding (and solving) mathematical problems in their life experiences.”
  • Thompson, A. “Exploring teacher profiles and secondary mathematics achievement of Latino/ELL students.”
  • Willey, C. “Moving from knowing to doing: Teachers developing mathematics discourse communities with Latinas/os.”
  • Willey, C., López Leiva, C., & Vomvoridi-Ivanović, E. “Re-connecting with powerful, personal resources to teach and learn mathematics: Experiences of three Latina/o pre-service teachers.”
  • Willey, C., Pitvorec, K., & Khisty, L. L. “Strengthening the links between curriculum and instruction for Latina/o mathematics learners.”
  • Zahner, W. “Investigating links between group interactions and mathematical reasoning during mathematical discussions among bilingual algebra students.”
  • Zahner, W. “The rise and run of a procedural approach in discussions about slope.”

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Research Pre-session and Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, April 23-28, 2012

  • Gutiérrez, R. J. “Critical mathematics in a precalculus class.”
  • Moschkovich, J. N. “Equitable practices in mathematics classrooms: Research based recommendations.”(Fifth Iris Carl invited keynote)
  • Willey, C., Pitvorec, K., & Khisty, L. L. “Re-examining curricula as a means to improve access for Latina/o mathematics learners.”

36th Annual Conference of Psychology in Mathematics Education (PME), Taipei, Taiwan, July 18-22, 2012

  • Civil, M. “Opportunities to learn in mathematics education: Insights from research with 'non-dominant' communities.” (Plenary talk)

Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS), Seattle, WA, October 11-14, 2012

  • Menéndez, J. M., & Civil, M. “Teaching our children: Latino parents speak up about mathematics teaching and learning.” As part of a symposium organized by Julia Aguirre, entitled “Mathematics Teaching that Matters! Re-focusing Teacher Attention to Mathematics Education Needs of Our Students, Communities and Families.”