1. MEXICO: Mathematics, Equity, Exploration, Idiom, Confidence, Opportunity Fernando Mota Rodriguez Maria Saldivar Fernandez frodriguez@fjuhsd.k12.ca.us mfernandez@fjuhsd.k12.ca.us Isaura DeLeon ideleon@fjuhsd.k12.ca.us Buena Park High School Buena Park, CA TASEL-M – CSU Fullerton Presented at NCTM Atlanta, GA March 23, 2007http://taselm.fullerton.edu

2. Foundation of Tenochtitlan BIENVENIDOS

3. Outline of Presentation Welcome Introductions Who we are Latino homes and parents Latino and US schools Lessons and characteristics Examples of Lessons Recommendations Closing Remarks Questions

4. Intro: Who We Are Cultural Background Where/What we teach Where we come from

5. Our families came from

6. Latino Homes and Parents Kids may be expected to work and contribute economically to the family Kids may be expected to take care of younger siblings Kids may not be expected to attend college And if they attend college, they will be the first generation Kids may not have appropriate conditions to study (either room, materials, light, quiet)

7. Latinos in US schools Curriculum centralized in other countries Struggle with two languages plus subject areas Behavior and expectations in the classrooms are different Addressing the teacher is different Mr./Mrs./Ms. versus “maestro/maestra” Some algorithms may be different (division/Multiplication) Placement may be based on age not on ability Grading is different. In Mexico, they use a scale 0-10, while in the US, we use a 1-4 scale.

8. Lessons and Characteristics Bilingual Parents can get involved either by helping or by learning Immediate translation Students feel valued (teachers translation) Target one language students Students polish their Spanish & math skills Parents polish their English & math skills

9. Lessons and Characteristics Short: Parents need little time at home to study them Convenient: they can be used at several points of a class Provide equity for all Spanish-speaking teachers can benefit from learning correct terminology in Spanish.

10. Some Examples of Lessons

11. Find out about the correct way to pronounce students’ names Mark in a map where students come from Learn about their schooling, textbooks Learn about their algorithms Use math graffiti Recommendations

12. 3 riple Triple

13. Abso ute va ue Valor absoluto

15. Closing Remarks and Questions