California Adult Literacy Professional Development Project

Presenter: Dr. Anestine Hector-Mason is a Senior Research Analyst at the American Institutes for Research (AIR). Among her other duties at AIR, she serves in several leadership capacities as Director of several federally funded projects; She is a member of AIR's Institutional Review Board (IRB), and an Editor for the Adults Learning Maths Journal, an international peer reviewed journal on adult mathematics literacy.

Mathematical literacy/Numeracy or the ability to use and apply mathematics concepts is important in various occupations. Dr. Hector-Mason, Senior Research Analyst from the American Institutes for Research (AIR) and an Editor for the Adult Learning Maths (ALM) international journal, discussed research and important concepts on the topic of mathematical literacy/numeracy that might be applicable to the teaching of mathematics within the context of ABE or adult ESL.

Facilitator: Matt Wallace

Excellence in mathematics education requires equity--opportunities for all students to engage in high-levels of mathematical thinking & work, the belief and expectation that all students can do such thinking & work, and the necessary supports for all students to be successful. This session will discuss how to support problem-solving & reasoning in math.

Facilitator: Matt Wallace

Students make different kinds of mistakes while doing math. Research has shown that each kind of mistake warrants a different response from the teacher to best advance learning. In this webinar, the presenter will share information about different kinds of mistakes, selecting strategic responses depending on the mistake, and research related to mistakes and student learning. Mistakes are inevitable in math, thus knowing how to exploit mistakes as learning opportunities has potential to promote greater equity in the classroom. Join us to learn how to use mathematical mistakes for learning's sake!