What is our series about?
This four-part virtual series empowers educators and leaders to strengthen math learning for multilingual learners. Participants will explore the language of math, experience linguistically sustaining practices in action, and apply research-based strategies to their own contexts—ensuring all students can access and thrive in rigorous mathematics.
Who Should Attend?
- K-8 Schools and School Districts
- Educators and coaches
- Principals and instructional leaders
- Central office staff supporting K-5 instruction
Key Benefits for Participants
- Understand the linguistic demand of math and how it impacts multilingual learners.
- Learn research-based strategies that make math accessible and rigorous.
- Gain practical tools and routines to support math discourse and reasoning.
- Apply learning to practice through actionable planning for your context.
- While centered on multilingual learners, the strategies and practices shared strengthen math learning for every student.
Series Highlights
Making Sense of Math Language
January 22, 2026 | 6:00-7:00 PM EST
Focus: Mathematics is more than numbers—it is a language-rich discipline. In this session, participants will explore the unique ways math demands reading, writing, speaking, and listening, and how multilingual learners navigate these challenges and opportunities.
Strengthening Math Learning Through Language
February 5, 2026 | 6:00-7:00 PM EST
Focus: This session introduces the concept of linguistically sustaining instruction, highlighting how teaching practices can honor, leverage, and expand students’ full linguistic repertoires while deepening math understanding.
From Theory to Practice
February 26, 2026 | 6:00-7:00 PM EST
Focus: Grounded in research, this session focuses on concrete examples and instructional moves that translate theory into classroom practice. Participants will see what effective support for multilingual learners looks like in real math lessons and tasks.
Planning for Your Context
March 12, 2026 | 6:00-7:00 PM EST
Focus: In the culminating session, participants will apply what they’ve learned to their own contexts. With guided reflection and planning tools, they will design next steps to strengthen math instruction for multilingual learners in their schools and districts.