1. English Language Learners and Algebra: Teaming Rigorous Content and Accessible Pedagogy
Patricia Swanson, Ph.D.
Department of Elementary Education
Trisha Bergthold, Ph.D.
Department of Mathematics
San José State University

2. Participants: 44 teachers, grades 5-9 (Year 3) Structure
English Language Development Institute for Algebra Readiness Through the Instruction and Support of Educators (ELDI-ARISE)
Partners: Santa Clara Unified, Campbell Union, and San Jose State University
Participants: 44 teachers, grades 5-9 (Year 3)
Structure
Intensive: 32 hours Jul-Aug, 28 hours Sep-May
Coaching: 20 hours per teacher Aug-June

4. Institute Activities - Rates
Activity: Wind-up Toy Races
Group Report: Rates and Lines
Rates in Different Representations
Rate Problems in Different Contexts
Story Line Matching

6. Comprehensible Input:
Understandable delivery of ideas and information…
rate = distance over time

7. Comprehensible Input:
Purposeful development of conversational and academic language…

8. Develop academic language
in context.
• rate
• time
• distance
• unit rate
• average distance
Practice computation in
meaningful settings.

9. The race! Young adolescent learners thrive in environments that are
intellectually and emotionally safe, allow social needs to be met,
support abstract ideas with concrete representations,
and promote motivation through relevance, choice, and flexibility.

10. Challenging Courses and Curriculum…..
From races, to unit rates, to speed as expressed by the slope of the line…
Which toy would you choose? Why?

12. March 2009 Math Resource Assessment Service (MARS) Performance by Treatment and Control Status and by English Learner Status