Episode 101 - Math is NOT a Universal Language and Here is Why with Odalis Amparo

The ESL Teaching Podcast

How many times have you heard this phrase, math is math, it is a universal language. Well, let me tell you, it is not. And that is exactly what today's guest, Odalis Amparo from Illustrative Mathematics, and I talk about. Odalis is a skilled educator who is highly committed to elevating the voice and supporting the achievement of students and teachers in historically marginalized communities. She's fiercely passionate about the intersection between language learning, mathematics instruction and the culturally sustaining pedagogy. Odalis is currently a professional learning specialist at Illustrative Mathematics, but has experience as an elementary classroom teacher and mathematics coach in a variety of settings. Odalis and I have a powerful conversation about why teaching math language is a must.

I personally could talk to her for hours, but we had a little bit of time and we managed to get so many meaningful and important ideas in just the short time that we had. I know you will find this conversation both very helpful and moving at the same time.

What you will hear about in this episode:

• The importance of teaching math language
• We dissect the notion that every student can in fact be a math person
• The cultural frameworks that students and teachers bring into a math classroom
• How to make math joyful and so much more

Show Notes:

• Episode 101 - Math is NOT a Universal Language and Here is Why with Odalis Amparo

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Related/Previous Episodes:

• Episode 62 - 4 Strategies for Teaching Math to ESL Students

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