Sixth International Conference on Immersion and Dual Language Education: Connecting Research and Practice Across Contexts

Paper/Best Practice Session (1 hour)

not language specific

One-Way Second/Foreign Language Immersion
Two-Way Bilingual Immersion

Elementary (K-5)
Middle School/Junior High

An explanation of how two school districts in Utah applied the Comprehensive Mathematics Instruction Framework in their Dual language Immersion (DLI) programs to facilitate deep mathematical thinking. A brief description of the context will be followed by an explanation of the DLI adapted framework including video examples. 

In this session we will examine how two school districts in Utah applied the Comprehensive Mathematics Instruction Framework in their Dual language Immersion (DLI) programs to facilitate deep mathematical thinking from kindergarten to 6th grade. A brief description of the context, the schools, the program and the framework, will be followed by the DLI adapted framework, video examples of Spanish and English teachers applying the framework in their classrooms, a detailed description of the learning cycle, the collaborative conversation template, lesson plan samples and student work samples. Participants will earn how high expectations combined with highly engaging instruction meets the demands of the Common Core Mathematics Standards.

The Comprehensive Mathematics Instruction Framework (CMI) is a problem based teaching process where teachers select a learning goal, design a problem for exploration and discussion, then solidify students' knowledge and understanding with targeted activities to achieve the learning goal. Instructors design teaching plans which emphasize student exploration, and reactions or responses to certain tasks and engage them in discussions focusing on an understanding of mathemeatical concepts.

CMI has been challenging to apply in DLI calssrooms due to the heavy reliance on academic language as students express their mathematical thinking and attempt to understand other students' ideas. Through langugae scaffolding strategies, the Park City and Wasatch school Districts have fully implemented CMI and are seeing the benefits of a problem-based teaching process.This session will provide an introduction on how to implement the framework with ample resources and examples.